criticism as the pursuit of virtue Panichas, George A. 1930-2010 creator text bibliography gau Macon, Ga Mercer University Press c1999 1999 monographic eng

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xxii, 340 p. ; 23 cm. "Written by a Christian man of letters and addressed to readers concerned with the condition of the modern world, Growing Wings to Overcome Gravity contains interconnected essays that examine moral, spiritual, intellectual, and cultural problems in our time."--BOOK JACKET. Foreword / Robert Drake -- Pt. 1. The Crisis of Modernism "Turning and Turning in the Widening Gyre" I. The Abyss of Negations. Everything is Disequilibrium. The Woodstock in Ourselves. Beyond a Certain Point. The Eclipse of Excellence. II. The "Terrible Simplifiers" Abettors of Irreverence. Apologists for Mediocrity. Agents of Reductionism. Advocates of Debasement. Avatars of Betrayal -- Pt. 2. Shepherds of the Peoples "Affirming the Enduring Order of Things" Teacher and Critic. The Moral Imagination. The Quest for Transcendence. A Few Reasonable Words. Man of Letters. Sapiential Voices. A Corrective to Darkening Counsel. The Discipline of Criticism. Character and Criticism -- Pt. 3. To See Again the Stars "And the Fire and the Rose Are One" The Need for Leadership. After Ideology. The Wrestlings of Soul. Moral Discovery. Spiritual Heroism. Orientation toward Something Higher. Keepers of the Flame. The Courage to Go On. In Steady Ascension. George A. Panichas. Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-302) and index. Criticism Literature History and criticism PN85 .P36 1999 801/.95 0865546061 (casebound : alk. paper) 0865546185 (perfectbd. : alk. paper) 98033378 DLC 981016 20160407020003.0 2449427