{"product_id":"then-now-the-worlds-center-and-the-souls-demesne-9781589881013","title":"Then \u0026 Now: The World's Center and the Soul's Demesne","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese two long essays make up a short book, one full of depth and knowledge, in which Eva Brann gets at the roots of our thinking--without tearing things apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first essay, Brann parses out the schema and meaning of Herodotus's \u003ci\u003eThe History\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Persian Wars\u003c\/i\u003e). She writes that Herodotus worked by indirection. Giving a full account of the Persians and the peoples who constituted their empire--and whose empire encircled the Greeks (thus the \"Greek center\")--Herodotus delineates the essential difference between the Barbarians and the Greeks. This difference Brann calls Athens' \"elusive essence,\" its \u003ci\u003efreedom\u003c\/i\u003e contrasting with the slavery upon which the Persian empire depended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the second essay, the author delves into what it means for a person to unite a disposition toward conservatism with a capacity to reiterate and rehearse events, scenes, and dramas in \"the conservatory of the imagination.\" To uncover the meanings and consequences of this union--this imaginative conservatism--and the type of soul to which it applies, Brann offers twelve perspectives, starting with \"Temperamental Disposition\" and ending with \"Eccentric Centrality\" (without ever explicitly focusing on politics). Join her and you'll find both delight and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEva Brann\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the senior faculty at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, where she has taught for fifty-seven years. She is a recipient of the National Humanities Medal. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eUn-Willing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Logos of Heraclitus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeeling Our Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHomage to Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOpen Secrets \/ Inward Prospects\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Music of the Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHomeric Moments\u003c\/i\u003e (all published by Paul Dry Books).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eva Brann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589881013","brand":"Paul Dry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711373021321,"sku":"9781589881013","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6e8c12ed-93e9-45c0-9a70-d4f4cb1947d1.jpg?v=1719568277","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/then-now-the-worlds-center-and-the-souls-demesne-9781589881013","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}