Title: Crucible of ideas
First published: 1996
Description: Crucible of Ideas is a collection of selected articles previously published in academic journals, as well as papers read at conferences of learned societies in the course of the past forty years. Various areas of interest are represented: literature, philosophy, educational theory, and history of ideas, with emphasis on Spanish-American themes.

A cursory glance at some of the figures dealt with suggests the multifaceted nature of the volume: Francisco Romero, Ernesto Sabato, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Ortega y Gasset, Jose Carlos Mariategui, Francisco Giner de los Rios. Highlights of each author's work are discussed.
Subjects: History and criticism, Latin American Philosophy, Literature and society, Philosophy, Latin American, Politics and government, Spanish American literature, Spanish american literature, history and criticism, Latin america, politics and government
Places: Latin America
LC classification: PQ7081 .L513 1996