Scholarship as a way to the joy of life : [1960 Mar.] ; [typescript] / Irvine F. Belser.

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Scholarship as a way to the joy of life : [1960 Mar.] ; [typescript] / Irvine F. Belser.

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Incomplete manuscript of essays advocating the advantages and insights gained from a classical education; six extant sections titled: nature of scholarship; Sainte-Beuve₂s definition of a classic; Greek art and literature, particularly the Illiad; philosophy of Plato; the Bible and especially Saint Luke; and the truth of the Christian religion as seen by a lawyer.

30 sheets ; 28 cm.

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