From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, (Paperback)

from philoso4

This is a truly amazing compilation of everything you want to know about the past 500 years of western culture. The unique format makes it far less than dry. Barzun has opinions and doesn't shy awa...

from davidpwithun

Barzun's swan-song, which consists of 800+ pages of historical information, interesting quotes, anecdotes, insights, and reflections, is the literary equivalent of sitting at the feet of a great ma...

from Kathleen828

Finished May 14, 2005 I would give this 100 stars if I were able to! I choose this as one of "the 5 books I would take to a desert island." I intended, when began this, to keep it in pristine condi...

from Forthwith

I have been reading The Folio Society two volume edition whish is the first illustrated edition of this work. Unfortunately the conversion from the one volume edition caused the identifiers provide...

from BrianFrank

Nothing like this book could have been written without the full resources of one of the 20th century's most encyclopedic and articulate minds -- and even then, Barzun wasn't capable of producing th...