Leo Strauss

"Since the death of political theorist Leo Strauss in 1973, American interpreters have heatedly debated his intellectual legacy. Daniel Tanguay, a French-Canadian scholar who was trained in France, recovers Strauss from the atmosphere of partisan debate that has dominated American journalistic, political, and academic discussions of his work. Tanguay offers in an accessible way, and in crystal-clear prose, the first assessment of the whole of Strauss' thought, a daunting task owing to the vastness and scope of the theorist's writings. This comprehensive overview, faithfully and clearly…