Ancients Against Moderns
| Author | : Joan DeJean |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 1997-03-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0226141381 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780226141381 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (381 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Ancients Against Moderns by : Joan DeJean
Download or read book Ancients Against Moderns written by Joan DeJean and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1997-03-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the end of the 20th century approaches, many predict that it will mirror the 19th-century decline into decadence. The author of this text finds a closer analogy with the culture wars of France in the 1690s - the time of a battle of the books known as the Quarrel between the Ancients and Moderns.