Organ Grinder: A Classical Education Gone Astray - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Fsg OriginalsISBN-13:9780865478343ISBN-10:865478341UPC:9780865478343Book Category:Philosophy, Transportation, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Motorcycles, EssaysBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.30 x 5.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SCHCQWRHE5
Organ Grinder: A Classical Education Gone Astray
One part Plato, one part Aristophanes, two parts Easy Rider, Organ Grinder is a cocktail of lewd wisdom gathered equally from the poetry of antiquity and from near-death experiences on the open road. In a series of short works inspired by Horatian satire, Alan Fishbone bounces from gonzo fever-dream to philosophical treatise, investigating the conflicts between idealism and cynicism, love and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Fsg OriginalsISBN-13:9780865478343ISBN-10:865478341UPC:9780865478343Book Category:Philosophy, Transportation, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Motorcycles, EssaysBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.30 x 5.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SCHCQWRHE5
Alan Fishbone has an M.Phil. in Classics from Columbia University. He has worked as a teacher of English and Aikido; as a translator of Latin, ancient Greek, and Spanish; and as a bouncer, a bartender, a construction worker, and a professor of Classics. Most recently he translated the installation ceremony of Pope Francis on live television for ABC News. He lives in New York City.
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