Heroes Of The City Of Man
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Heroes Of The City Of Man

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Leithart analyzes the grand classics of ancient literature-The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid, and others-commenting on each and contrasting their pagan worldview to the biblical worldview. If you fall asleep in your English classes, this book is like drinking ten cups of coffee. Maybe eleven, depending upon your body weight. For high school students and up. "The most...more
Paperback, 394 pages
Published July 15th 1999 by Canon Press
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Michael
Michael rated it 3 of 5 stars
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Heroes from the City of Man, by Peter Leithart ***

I have long disliked the contemporary habit of trying to force post-modern sensibilities on any literature that pre-dates the advent of Derrida. The practice of reading the classics from a Marxist/feminist/queer perspective to milk from them some evidence of white European male repression of everyone and everything is abominable and the accompanying theories garbage. I feel almost defiled anytime I come in contact with them. Reading ...more
Tim
Tim rated it 4 of 5 stars
This is one of three books Peter Leithart has written on the classics. This one is on ancient literature, the other two are on Dante and Shakespeare respectively. All are well worth reading to shed light not just on the background of the particular work he's analyzing but to put that piece in a broader context of a Christian worldview. Whereas Dante and to a little lesser extent Shakespeare have Christianity embedded into them (it's not overt in Shakespeare), ancient literature lacks this scope....more
Frank Dragash
An excellent guide to select ancient literature. The author addresses the problem of the meaning that rests behind the intent of the authors of such literature. In this book the author insists on gaining the insight into the subject he addresses simply because without it one is left flouting and detached from understanding in general, in this matter. On the other hand , the moment the reader starts gaining the insight into the problematic of this kind of fundamental literature, everything falls ...more
Cheryl
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QUESTION: Should Christian young people be exposed to classical works depicting various worldviews against our belief system? If they are not, how will they be prepared with a ready answer and be well-educated to culturally important works?
ANSWER: Peter Leithart

Leithart enters the debate with an excellent resource for the education of Christian young people. He takes "important" classical works and examines them by practically contrasting them against the Biblical worldv...more
Clay
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This book provides a defense for a christian reading of the classics and provides a step by step commentary on 8 classic works (4 epics, 4 dramas). This is a great approach to pagan literature, looking at the ways the human creativity innately expresses the divine mind, and also looking at the areas where our current western civilization has borrowed from the Greeks and what impact it has on our current thought and world view (good and bad).

I was impressed enough to buy the book for ...more
A.K.
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Like having a delightful conversation with a brilliant scholar on Homer, Sophocles, and Virgil. All you need is to sit back with the beverage of your choice.
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Dr. Leithart teaches Theology and Literature at New Saint Andrews College and serves as pastor of Trinity Reformed Church. He is a contributing editor to Touchstone magazine and has published articles in a variety of mediums, from daily newspapers to theological journals.

Dr. Leithart was educated at Hillsdale College, Westminster Theological Seminary and the University of Cambridge in...more
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