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1、Whatisagreatbook?大学英语作文Thereisnoendtothemakingofbooks.Nordoesthereseemtobeanyendtothemakingoflistsof鈥済reatbooks.鈥?Therehavealorebooksthananyonecouldread.Andastheyhavemultipliedthroughthecenturies,moreandmoreblue-ribbonlistshavehadtobemade.Nomatterhoberofsuch
2、isrelativelysmall.Thelistingofthebestbooksisasoldasreadingandaneducation,selecting,ashesaid,bothancientandmodernclassics.IntheRenaissance,suchleadersoftherevivaloflearningasMontaigneandErasmusmadelistsofthebookstheyread.Itistobeexpectedthattheselectionses.Ye
3、tthereisasurprisinguniformityinthelistsakersincludebothancientandmodernbooksintheirselections,andtheyalodernsareuptothegreatbooksofthepast.ontaigne,enayacceleratethemotionsoflife,buttochangetheroutesthatareavailabletoitsgoals.Greatbooksarethemostreadable.The
4、yoreideasperpagethanmostbookshaveintheirentirety.Thatisanydifferentlevelsofunderstanding,asplesareGULLIVER'STRAVELS,ROBINSONCRUSOEandtheODYSSEY.Childrencanreadthement,butfailtofindthereinallthebeautyandsignificanceind.Greatbooksarethemostinstructive.Thisfoll
5、othefactthattheyareoriginalmunications;theycontainatelyagreeordisagreearyteachersofmankind;theyhavemadethebasiccontributionstohumanthought.Itisalmostunnecessarytoaddthatthegreatbooksarethemostinfluentialbooks.Inthetraditionoflearning,theyhavebeenmostdiscusse
6、dbyreadersanyotherbooks---countlessand,forthemostpart,forgotten.Greatbooksdealsofhumanlife.Therearegenuinemysteriesinthearkthelimitsofhumanknoindsacknoysterieshonestly.isfortifiednotdestroyed,byunderstandingitslimitations.Itisourprivilege,asreaders,tobelongt
7、othelargerbrotherhoodofmanthestrait-jacketofpoliticalnationalism.Idoknoanspiritinallitsmanifestations,regardlessoftimeandplace.Itisbyreadingthegreatbooks.(fw.nseac.编辑发布)
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