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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Jonathan Swift – Hints Toward An Essay On Conversation
Jonathan Swift was born on November 30, 1667 Swift has sailed into his rest; Savage indignation there Cannot lacerate his breast. Imitate him if you dare, World-besotted traveller; he Served human liberty. – Yeats We have previously discussed the … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Of the Origin of Ideas – David Hume
Born on May 7, 1711, David Hume, was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist until his passing on August 25, 1776. He is best known today for his system of empiricism, skepticism and naturalism. Hume proved very influential … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Poetry of William Blake
Born on November 28, 1757, William Blake spent his life as a poet, painter and printmaker before passing on August 12, 1827. Blake has long been considered a seminal figure in the history of modern English poetry and in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, Individualism, Literature, Litographs, Poetry, Romantic Period, Spiritual, William Blake
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Thomas More – Utopia, Book 2
As we know from previous discussion, Sir Thomas More was an English lawyer, philosopher and humanist who was counselor to Henry the VIII. In 1516, he wrote and published Utopia. This classic tells the tale of the political system of … Continue reading
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Tagged Amaurot, Amerigo Vespucci, Communism, Governance, Harvard Classics, Henry VIII, Private Property, Thomas More, Utopiia
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: On the Tragedies of Shakespeare Considered – Charles Lamb
The English Essayist and poet Charles Lamb was born on February 10, 1775. He lived until December 27, 1834. In the days of his life, he became best known for his Essays of Elia, Tales of Shakespeare and this essay On the Tragedies … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Shoemaker’s Holiday – Thomas Dekker
The English Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, Thomas Dekker, was born in approximately 1572 and lived until August 25, 1632. During his busy life, he was a versatile and prolific writer for several decades. This brought him into the lives of … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Misery Of Man Without God – Pascal
Pascal began writing Thoughts on November 23, 1654 We have previously discussed Pascal and his Pensee or Thoughts in defense of Christianity on prior posts. This particular portion of his writing has been characterized as the misery of man without God. … Continue reading
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Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blaise Pascal, Discernment, Ecclesiastes, God, Harvard Classics, Man, Pensee, Theology, Thoughts
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Letter XI—On Inoculation – Voltaire
As we have previously discussed before, Letters On the English is a series of essay by Voltaire based on his experience of living in England between 1726 and 1729. It is in a sense an attack on the French system of … Continue reading
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Tagged Epidemic, Harvard Classics, Inoculation, Letters On the English, Small Pox, Voltaire
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Valiant Little Tailor – The Brothers Grimm
The Valiant Little Tailor is German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm as folk tale number 20. Several other collectors of folk tales have collected variations of this tale including Joseph Jacobs, Andrew Lang and Ruth Manning. You may … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Wilhelm Tell – Friedrich von Schiller
The legendary date on which Tell shot an apple off the head of his son with an arrow was November 18, 1307 “Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in any truth … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Crossbow, Drama, Friedrich von Schiller, Goethe, Habsburg Empire, Harvard Classics, Independence, Playwright, Swiss, Switzerland, Wilhelm Tell
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