The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. CliffsNotes on Atlas Shrugged is your guide to author Ayn Rand8217;s masterpiece, an impassioned defense of the freedom of man8217;s mind. She shows that without the independent mind, our society would collapse into primitive savagery. Delve into the post-World War II historical context of Atlas Shrugged and the modern implications of its conclusions. Other features that help you study include Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure 8212; you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
Rand's 1200-page novel is a hymn of praise to the concept of rugged individualism, personified in John Galt. This polemic for Rand's philosophy of "rational self-interest" has been a steady seller since it was published in 1957.
- Genre: Philosophy, Literary Criticism
- Subgenre: Criticism, Reference, Epistemology, General
- Publisher: Cliff Notes
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: June 19, 2000
- Date Published: June 19, 2000
- Author: Andrew Bernstein