CRITICISM

Deutsch, Kenneth L., and John A. Murley, editors. Leo Strauss, the Straussians, and the American Regime. Lanham, Rowman and Littlefield, 1999, 451 p.

Considers Strauss's American career, the Straussians, and his impact on American political institutions.

Devigne, Robert. Recasting Conservatism: Oakeshott, Strauss, and the Response to Postmodernism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994, 268 p.

Investigates and contrasts the “key roles played by Michael Oakeshott, Leo Strauss, and their respective followers in redeveloping conservative political theory in the United Kingdom and the United States.”

Drury, Shadia B. Leo Strauss and the American Right. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997, 239 p.

Examines Strauss's political philosophy, his Jewish heritage, and his German connection.

Evans, M. Stanton. “Dark Horses.” National Review 31 (2 March 1979): 314.

Lauds the scholarship evident in The City and Man.

Green, Kenneth Hart. Jew and Philosopher: The Return to Maimonides in the Jewish Thought of Leo Strauss. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1993, 278 p.

Analyzes Strauss's significance as a Jewish scholar, commentator, and thinker.

Himmelfarb, Gertrude. “Political Thinking: Ancients vs. Moderns.” Commentary 12, no. 1 (July 1951): 76-83.

Praises Strauss's insight, knowledge of ancient texts, and respect for classical political theorists.

Jaffa, Harry V. “Crisis of the Strauss Divided: The Legacy Reconsidered.” Social Research 54, no. 3 (autumn 1987): 579-603.

Provides his perspective on Strauss's legacy and differentiates himself from other Straussians.

Kielmansegg, Peter Graf, Horst Mewes, and Elisabeth Glaser-Schmidt. Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss: German Émigrés and American Political Thought after World War II. Cambridge: University of Cambridge, 1995, 208 p.

Investigates the influence of Arendt and Strauss on political philosophy.

Koerner, Kirk F. “Leo Strauss: Liberalism and the Modern Project.” In Liberalism and Its Critics, pp. 193-269. London: Croom Helm, 1985.

Analyzes Strauss's critique of modern liberalism by examining his interpretations of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Rosseau, and Burke.

Kristol, Irving. “The Philosophers' Hidden Truth.” Commentary 14, no. 4 (October 1952): 392-97.

Provides an overview of the subject matter of Persecution and the Art of Writing.

Lampert, Laurence. Leo Strauss and Nietzsche. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996, 229 p.

Discusses Strauss's interpretation of the work of Friedrich Nietzsche.

McAllister, Ted V. Revolt against Modernity: Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, and the Search for a Postliberal Order. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996, 323 p.

Finds parallels between the philosophies of Strauss and Eric Voegelin.

Novak, David, editor. Leo Strauss and Judaism: Jerusalem and Athens Critically Revisited. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1996, 200 p.

Recognizes and explores the centrality of Judaism in Strauss's ideology.

Orr, Susan. Jerusalem and Athens: Reason and Revelation in the Work of Leo Strauss. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1995, 245 p.

Full-length study of Strauss's political philosophy.

Villa, Dana R. “The Philosopher Versus the Citizen: Arendt, Strauss, and Socrates.” Political Theory 26, no. 2 (April 1998): 147-72.

Contrasts the philosophy of Hannah Arendt and Strauss.

Wiser, James L. “Reason and Revelation as Search and Response: A Comparison of Eric Voegelin and Leo Strauss.” In Faith and Political Philosophy: The Correspondence between Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin, 1934-1964, translated and edited by Peter Emberley and Barry Cooper, pp. 237-49. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1993.

Delineates the differences between Strauss's and Eric Voegelin's ideas regarding reason and revelation in Greek and biblical traditions

Additional coverage of Strauss's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Contemporary Authors, Vols. 45-48, 101; and Literature Resource Center.