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| Louise Cowan, co-author of Invitation to the Classics, believes that an understanding of the classics can transform the imagination of the reader, teaching self-evident truths. The enduring quality of the classics, according to Cowan, gives readers a sense of "the presence of the past." Defining a classic, according to Cowan, is less an analytical skill and more an intuitive recognition. |
Invitation to the Classics (Baker Book House 1998) |
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In the Fall 2001 of The Intercollegiate Review, ISI published an essay by Louise Cowan titled "The Necessity of the Classics." In it Cowan explains that nobility and magnanimity are present in human nature, but are not naturally displayed if one's imagination is left unstirred. The classics, which "preserve the full range of human sensibility," train the imagination and elict "greatness of soul." To purchase the MARS HILL AUDIO Reprint of Cowan's article, click here.
 Additional information about Louise Cowan is available through the web pages of ISI Books. |
Classics
Literature--Classics
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