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In Climbing Parnassus, Tracy Lee Simmons presents a defense and vindication of the formative power of Greek and Latin. He also shows how these languages have played a crucial role in the development of authentic Humanism, the foundation of the West’s cultural order and America’s understanding of itself as a union of citizens. Simmons’s persuasive witness to the unique, now all-but-forgotten advantages of study in and of the classical languages constitutes a bracing reminder of the genuine aims of a truly liberal education.

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“This luminous book shows that writing precisely and clearly demonstrates an allegiance to civilization itself.” —Jeffrey Hart, professor of English emeritus, Dartmouth College “The author elucidates the values inherent in a classical education, i.e., the Greek and Latin languages and literatures, and these ideals shape this intelligent, passionate, and articulate book.” —Choice

This luminous book shows that writing precisely and clearly demonstrates an allegiance to civilization itself. -Jeffrey Hart, professor of English emeritus, Dartmouth College The author elucidates the values inherent in a classical education, i.e., the Greek and Latin languages and literatures, and these ideals shape this intelligent, passionate, and articulate book. -Choice

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Tracy Lee Simmons is Director of Hillsdale College's Dow Program in American Journalism. He holds a master's degree in classics from Oxford.

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