THE EXPANDING HUMANITIES AND THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOLAR / WALTER J. ONG.

SCHOLARS MUST RECOGNIZE AND UNDERSTAND THE KNOWLEDGE EXPLOSION IN THE HUMANITIES. THERE ARE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND ORAL TRADITIONS AVAILABLE FOR STUDY AS WELL AS NEW MATERIALS, INSIGHTS, AND TECHNIQUES OF STUDY IN EVERY HUMANISTIC FIELD. BUT BEYOND THE QUANTITY AND VARIE...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ong, Walter J.
Corporate Author: Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1967.
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Physical Description:8 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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