Kopff, E. Christian is author of the devil knows latin : why america needs the classical tradition

Introduction
Section I. Civilization as Narrative
I. Tradition and the Lunatics
II. Learning to Tell Your Story
III. The Latin Invasions of English
IV. Back to the Future
V. The Classics, the Founding, and American Creativity
VI. Federalism and Christianity
VII. The Enlightenment Project
VIII. The Ghost Dance: Liberalism in Crisis
IX. The Classics and the Traditional Liberal Arts
Curriculum
Section II. The Good, the Bad, and the Postmodern
X. Postmodernism and the End of the Humanities
XI. The Final Solution of the Philological Problem
XII. Scholarship and Bricolage
XIII. Margaret Fuller in Rome
XIV. Passion and Pedantry
XV. J. R. R. Tolkien: Inventing Lost Worlds

Section III. Contemporary Chronicles: Role Models and
Popular Culture

XVI. Russell Kirk: Bohemian Tory
XVII. Douglas Young: A Free-minded Scot
XVIII. Still in Saigon in My Mind
XIX. Paying and Praying on the Old Homestead
XX. Arms and the Man: Clint Eastwood as Hero and
Filmmaker
XXI. Publishers and Sinners: Arousing Interest in the
Century's Top 100 Novels
XXII. Things You See Better in the Dark: The Fate of
American Cinema
Epilogue: Optatives and Imperatives for the Next
Millennium

Appendix: Doing it On Your Own
Index

The Devil Knows Latin has appeal for anyone who is tired of seeing the direction in which the country has been heading. Though it seems a heavy subject to tackle, it is writeen in laymen's terms and is extremely interesting in its scope. . . Kopff has definitely given the public quite a challenge.