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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Virgil’s The Aeneid, Book 5
Due pressing time to get to other events that are necessities tonight such as visiting with my eldest daughter after her first canoe trip, let me suffice this to say we have discussed Virgil and The Aeneid previously. The Aendeid, … Continue reading
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Tagged Epic, Harvard Classics, Rome, The Aeneid, Troy, Virgil, Voyage
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Joseph Andrews – Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding died on October 8, 1754 Henry Fielding lived from April 22, 1707 until October 8, 1754. During his life, this Englishman was a novelist and playwright known for his earthy satire and as the author of Tom Jones. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Cervantes, Classic Literature, Comedy, Don Quixote, Epic, Harvard Classics, Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews, Novel, Odyssey, Picaresque, Preface, Prose, Tom Jones
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Journal of John Woolman
Born August 19, 1720 and passing into the afterlife on October 7, 1772, John Woolman lived much of his life based in Mount Holly, New Jersey, as a merchant, tailor, journalist, Quaker preach and early abolitionist. He traveled throughout … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Idea of A University – Newman
John Henry Newman was an Anglican priest, poet and theologian who became a Catholic cardinal. He lived between February 21, 1801 and August 11, 1890 and was an important and controversial figure in English religious history. During his life, he … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Plutarch’s Lives – Demosthenes
Plutarch’s Lives has been previously discussed. The past posts should be reviewed for some background information about this set of biographies. With the respect to Demosthenes, the following may be said. Demosthenes was a Greek statesman and orator of ancient … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander the Great, Athens, Demosthenes, Harvard Classics, Macedon, Oratory, Plutarch, Plutarch's Lives
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales – Chaucer
The Father of English Literature is widely reputed to be Geoffrey Chaucer. As author, philosopher and poet, he is distinguished enough to be the first poet buried in Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey. Of his many works, he is … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Voyage of the Beagle – Darwin
In previous posts we have discussed both Darwin himself and the voyage of the Beagle. It will be handy to cross reference these posts to gain a decent background of the material. Today’s post will discuss how the second edition … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Darwin, Evolution, Galapagos, Harvard Classics, Indian Wars, Science, The Voyage of the Beagle
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Prince – Niccolo Machiavelli
“He who neglects what is done for what ought to be done, sooner effects his ruin than his preservation.” The 16th century political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli wrote the treatise, The Prince. It was then published with the permission of one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, Idealism, Medici, Niccolo Machiavelli, Pope Clement VII, Realism, The Prince, Treatise
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Manners – Ralph Waldo Emerson
We have previously discussed Emerson as well as his series of famous essays. It would be of some worth to go back and review this material. For the time being, I would like to recommend the following as a great … Continue reading
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Tagged Essays, Essays and English Traits, Harvard Classics, manners, Opinion, Ralph Waldo Emerson
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