Veritas Press Catalog 2008/2009 - (Page 76) T E N T H – T W E L F T H G R A D E S Les Miserables Victor Hugo The story of how the convict Jean Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance. A thrilling narrative and vivid social document. Truly a classic. Soft 1232p #435-620 $11.95 Postmodern Times Gene Edward Veith 10–12 | Rhetoric Ancient Rhetorics for Contemporary Students Sharon Crowley and Debra Hawhee From this book learn the nature, character, and implications of the denial of truth, meaning and individual identity that permeates our culture. See page 71. Soft 256p #165-040 $15.99 Moby Dick Herman Melville Reading Between the Lines Gene Edward Veith What did the author mean by what he wrote? Who cares? What do you think it means? This fine attack on “literary deconstruction, the denial of fixed meaning and intent in the expression of ideas” will help you understand and avoid very large “postmodern potholes.” Soft 254p #165-050 $15.99 “The most deeply theological novel ever written,” says R.C. Sproul. Captain Ahab, by his maniacal pursuit of the white whale, is to “strike through the mask” to what animates the whale, the God who maimed him. Rich in the arts of symbol and foreshadowing, no serious student of American literature can deny its greatness. Soft 720p #435-710 $13.00 The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne The deeper we get into classical education the more we realize the culminating importance of mastering rhetoric. And, unfortunately, in the revival of classical Christian education we still await the perfect rhetoric text. However, this text is very, very good—the best we’ve seen. It successfully blends the classical strategies of ancient Greek and Roman rhetoricians and adapts them to the needs of contemporary writers and speakers. A free downloadable teacher’s edition is available with a purchase. Call for details. Student Text #430-065 $78.00 The Pilgrim’s Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity, Reason and Romanticism C.S. Lewis Classical Rhetoric with Aristotle Martin Cothran The first of Lewis’ books after his conversion. In a sense, it records the author’s search for meaning. Allegorical like The Pilgrim’s Progress, in Lewis’ skillful hands the dragons and giants allow the beauty of Christianity to come through with great simplicity. Soft 209p #630-060 A dramatic depiction of social defiance and social deference, of passion and human frailty. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston this is the tale of an adulterous entanglement that results in an illegitimate birth. Soft 238p #435-840 $7.00 State of the Arts Gene Edward Veith An excellent, biblical foundation for the calling of the Christian to the arts. See description on page 73. #165-070 $15.99 To the ancients, rhetoric was the crowning intellectual discipline. Rhetoric is the chief weapon in the service of truth. A must for the classically educated. To properly teach this course you will also need The Rhetoric & Poetics of Aristotle and How to Read a Book. Student Text 175p #390-250 $39.95 Answer Key 54p #390-251 $4.95 The Rhetoric & Poetics of Aristotle Edward Corbett $16.00 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Alexandre Solzhenitsyn The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson Aristotle’s classic work on rhetoric and communication. He emphasizes the content of communication over the technique, which is an essential counterbalance to the typical modern text on rhetoric. Soft 289p #388-750 $10.00 Solzhenitsyn’s first book, this economical, relentless novel is one of the most forceful artistic indictments of political oppression in the Stalin-era Soviet Union. Arguably, a key piece in the USSR downfall. Not to be missed. Hard 159p #341-040 Published as a “shilling shocker” in 1866 and became an instant classic—it was even read by Queen Victoria. It is still considered one of the best stories ever written about the complexity of the good and evil sides of mankind. Soft 178p #435-854 $16.00 How to Read a Book Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren $8.00 The War Between the States John J. Dwyer This is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. You will learn various levels of reading, such as systematic skimming, inspectional reading and much more. 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