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From: The Washington Post
Date: 19880807
Author:Barbara Vobejda

Lynne V. Cheney, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, would recommend the following works and authors as part of any core curriculum for a student's general education. " Where authors are listed, Cheney said she did not want to specify particular works because students should get a broader view of an author by reading more than one of his or her works.

Works

The Bible; The Declaration of Independence; The U.S. Constitution; The Federalist Papers; The Gettysburg Address.

Authors

Homer; Sophocles; Plato; Vergil; Augustine; Dante; Chaucer; Cervantes; Shakespeare; Hobbes; ...

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