The Perfect Gift
The Philanthropic Imagination in Poetry and Prose
The Perfect Gift aims to cultivate and enlighten our philanthropic imagination. It addresses us all as present and future philanthropists -- as human beings who give, serve, and seek to promote the well-being of others. It suggests that we are continually confronted with choices about giving, and offers literary selections intended to help us reflect more seriously on these choices.Editor Amy A. Kass has gathered an intriguing and inspiring collection of readings from many cultures, genres, and time periods. Classical literature, philosophy, and religion are well represented, but so are contemporary and popular writing. The Perfect Gift draws…
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- ISBN: 978-0-253-21542-0
- EAN: 9780253215420
- Produktnummer: 9837592
- Verlag: Indiana University Press (IPS)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 440 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.5 cm 704 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 704
Über den Autor
Amy A. Kass, Senior Lecturer in the Humanities Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago, is an award-winning teacher. Her previous anthologies include American Lives: Cultural Differences, Individual Distinction and (with Leon Kass) Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Readings on Courting and Marrying.
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