The Past-Present: Selected Writings Of Eva Brann

by Eva Brann

CONTENTS

1. On Prose and Poetry
2. On Philosophical Texts and Subjects
3. On Political Texts and Subjects
4. On Current Issues
5. On the College Community
6. Reviews of Books and Movies
7. Occasional Pieces
8. Dean’s Ceremonial Pieces

439 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Eva T. H. Brann was an American scholar, classicist, and the longest-serving tutor at St. John’s College in Annapolis. Born in Berlin in 1929 and later immigrating to the U.S., she earned degrees from Brooklyn College and Yale University. Brann devoted over six decades to teaching and writing, becoming a key figure in the Great Books tradition and serving as dean of St. John’s College.
Her wide-ranging works include Paradoxes of Education in a Republic, What, Then, Is Time?, and The Music of the Republic. She also co-translated several Platonic dialogues and received the National Humanities Medal in 2005. Brann passed away in 2024 at the age of 95, leaving behind a lasting legacy of intellectual rigor and philosophical inquiry.

Reviews

[Winston Elliott III · Rating 5 out of 5]

A marvelous collection of essays by Eva Brann. Great Books, the Liberal Arts, thinking deeply, and much great wisdom.