Jacques Barzun: Reading is a Steady Extension of One's Life
“If civilization has risen from the Stone Age, it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age.” ― Jacques Barzun Jacques Barzun (1907–2012) was a French-born American historian, cultural critic, and educator. He was a versatile intellectual whose works spanned various fields, including history, cultural criticism, and education. While he is not primarily known as a literary fiction writer, his writings often incorporated literary themes and analyses.