Will Durant-signed paper-17

Description: You are bidding on a Will Durant Autographed 6 x 8 3/4 photo. William James Durant (November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) was a prolific American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for The Story of Civilization, 11 volumes written in collaboration with his wife Ariel Durant and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy, written in 1926, which one observer described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy." He conceived of philosophy as total perspective, or, seeing things "sub specie totius," a phrase inspired by Spinoza's "sub specie aeternitatis." He sought to unify and humanize the great body of historical knowledge, which had grown too voluminous and become fragmented into esoteric specialties, and to vitalize it for contemporary application. Durant was a gifted prose stylist and storyteller who won a large readership in great part because of the nature and excellence of his writing, which, in contrast to formal academic language, is lively, witty, charismatic, colourful, ornate, epigrammatic, in short, "humanized." Max Schuster, co-founder of the publisher Simon & Schuster (which also published Durant's works), and himself an admirer of Durant's writings for their beauty, remarked that Durant's prose "begs to be read aloud."[4] John Little, who founded and heads the Will Durant foundation and has devoted much effort towards popularizing Durant's works in the 21st century, echoes Schuster's admiration for Durant's works in words which Durant himself sometimes used to describe a few of the finest works of Classical Antiquity: "prose so beautiful it rivals poetry." Will and Ariel Durant were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1968 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Autograph is signed in BlueSharpie. I would rate this autograph at a minimum of 9/10 but will more likely be 10/10!! Bid with Confidence as this is guaranteed to be the REAL deal!! This is an actual autograph and not a copy or a reprint! Please see my other auctions for other fine autographed photos, cuts and sports cards. Check out my ebay store for even more great sports related items including one of the largest selections of sports memorabilia in the world!! I have also added a huge line of sports and celebrity autographs. The winner pays $4.00 for shipping and handling to locations within the continental U.S. or $7.00 for locations outside the US. Multiple winners shipped together to save on shipping. I accept, Paypal, amex, discover, visa or mastercard. All items are generally shipped within 3 business days of payment clearing. This autograph will come with a COA from Premier Auctions ensuring its authenticity! Powered by eBay Blackthorne 04.08.033 Track Page Views WithAuctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 45 USD

Location: Newark, Delaware

End Time: 2024-11-21T15:56:36.000Z

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