Leo Strauss: An Intellectual Biography

A major, groundbreaking biography that traces the intellectual development of one of the most important political thinkers of the twentieth century

Since political theorist Leo Strauss’s death in 1973, American interpreters have heatedly debated his intellectual legacy. Daniel Tanguay recovers Strauss from the atmosphere of partisan debate that has dominated American journalistic, political, and academic discussions of his work. Tanguay offers in crystal-clear prose the first assessment of ...