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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Locksley Hall – Alfred Tennyson
Based on an Arabic work called Mu’allaqat, in 1835, Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote himself a dramatic monologue in a set of 97 rhyming couplets. It is a stream of consciousness work with it’s protagonist caught up in in an interior … Continue reading
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Tagged Civilization, Harvard Classics, Jealousy, Locksley Hall, Mu'allaqat, Poetry, Steam of Conciousness, Tennyson, Utopia
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Cotter’s Saturday Night – Robert Burns
On August 5, 1788, Robert Burns married Jean Armour. It seems only fitting that we might take a look in on a verbal picture he paints of Scottish home life on this anniversary. Funny how times change and yet so … Continue reading
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Tagged Criticism, Dialect, Harvard Classics, Kilmarnock Volume, Poetry, Robert Burns, Rustic, Scot, The Cotter's Saturday Night, Voices
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Ugly Duckling – Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish poet and author who lived from 1805 to 1875. One of the stories he wrote is the classic The Ugly Duckling (Den Grimme Aelling). This is the tale of a seemingly homely little bird who … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Aeneid – Virgil
Arma virumque cano – Virgil “I sing of arms and of a man…” Virgil’s masterpiece, the Aeneid is a Latin epic poem widely regarded as one of the greatest master works of that genre. It is a retelling of the legend of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeneas, Aeneid, Epic, Harvard Classics, Latium, Rome, Trojans, Troy, Virgil, Wandering, War
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Saint John Baptist – William Drummond
The Harvard Classics contains a volume entitled English Poetry I: From Chaucer to Gray. Within this volume is a series of poems by the Scotch poet William Drummond. Drummond’s most important works are the Cypresse Grove and his poetry. His poetry is both … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin
The Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536) is widely considered a seminal work of Protestant theology and written by John Calvin. This work covers a broad range of topics including church doctrine and sacraments; justification by faith; and Christian liberty. It … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Education of Women – Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy who lived from approximately 1660 to April 24, 1731. Interestingly, only the Bible has been printed in more languages than his famous novel, Robinson Crusoe. That being said, … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s Voyage to Newfoundland – Edward Hayes
Born in 1539, Sir Humphrey Gilbert founded the first English colony in North America. He did so in the midst of his quest to find a northwest passage to reach China. Which along with Columbus’ ‘discovery’ of the Americas goes … Continue reading
Time Spent On the Harvard Classics: Stonehenge – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s biggest long term influence in culture was first and foremost as the leader of the transcendentalist movement in mid-19th century America. As such, he was seen as championing individualism and a leading critic of the pressures from … Continue reading
Time Spent On the Harvard Classics: Of Agriculture – Abraham Cowley
“We may talk what we please,” he cries in his enthusiasm for the oldest of the arts, “of lilies, and lions rampant, and spread eagles, in fields d’or or d’argent; but, if heraldry were guided by reason, a plough in … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Cowley, Essay, Harvard Classics, Literature, Of Agriculture, Poet, Western Civilization
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