New book offers cultural journey, falls flat

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started reading Martha C. Franks’ Books Without Borders: Homer, Aeschylus, Galileo, Melville, and Madison Go to China. The book is Franks’ account of teaching the liberal arts to high-school students in Beijing from 2012 to 2014. Guided on a cultural journey of Western literature through discussions and dialogues, we learn […]

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