num_pages: 204
description: The essays collected in Persecution and the Art of Writing all deal with one problem—the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets forth the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by disguising their most controversial and heterodox ideas.
language: English
title: Persecution and the Art of Writing
titlecomplete: Persecution and the Art of Writing
genres: 20th Century, Essays, History, Politics, Writing, Philosophy, Theory, Nonfiction, Literature
ratings_count: 243
publisher: University of Chicago Press