George Santayana (1863–1952) was a philosopher, poet, critic, and novelist. He is the author of The Last Puritan (MIT Press) and many other works. The MIT Press has published The Letters of George Santayana in eight books and the five books of The Life of Reason. William G. Holzberger is Professor of English Emeritus at Bucknell University. Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr., is Head of the Department of Philosophy and Humanities at Texas A&M University. William G. Holzberger is Professor of English Emeritus at Bucknell University.
The Letters of George Santayana, scrupulously edited by William G.
Holzberger over the course of thirty years, is a model of what a
splendid collection of letters should be. Handsomely printed,
thoughtfully footnoted, with a minimum of scholarly interference
between the text and the reader... [ The Works of George Santayana]
constitute one of the grand academic publishing projects of our
time.
*Joseph Epstein, The New Criterion*
The eighth volume of The Letters of George Santayana—like the seven
before it—has been edited in accordance with the highest standards
of scholarship and accessible presentation. The books themselves
are of a manageable size. People referred to in the letters are
clearly identified, and obscure references are explained. Editions
such as this do not typically sell well, which is an enormous
shame.
*Robert D. Richardson, Wall Street Journal*
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