- Arts, Creation, Civilization, History
In this engrossing companion to his bestselling The Discoverers, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel J. Boorstin brings to life more than three thousand years of achievement in the arts.
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Epic, earnest, classical in form and warm.
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Daniel J. Boorstin
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 832
- Publisher
- Prostor, Civilização Brasileira, Vintage
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- cze, Chinese, English, dan
- ISBN
- 9789051571776
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An American historian, professor, attorney, and writer. He was appointed twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress from 1975 until 1987.
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