A Jacques Barzun Reader

Throughout his career Jacques Barzun, author of more than thirty books has always been known as a witty and graceful essayist, one who combines a depth of knowledge and a rare facility with words. In A Jacques Barzun Reader, Michael Murray has carefully selected from Barzun's oeuvre eighty of the most inventive, accomplished, and insightful essays, now available for the first time in one magisterial volume. The list of subjects covered has an amazing range: history, philosophy, literature, education, music - and more.