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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Book of Job
A book in the Ketuvim or Writings section of the Tanakh, The Book of Job is the first poetic book of the Old Testament. In a mix of prose and poetry, it addresses the issue of theodicy by examining God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Havard Classics, Job, Justice, Ketuvim, Old Testament, Perspective, Suffering, Tanakh, Tennyson, The Book of Job, Theodicy, Writings
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: John Milton – On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity
Aloha Promises Forever has previously discussed the life and legacy of English poet John Milton. On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity is an ode written by Milton in 1629. It was first published in Poems of Mr. John Milton in 1645. … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Origin of Species – Darwin
The Origin of Species was published on November 24, 1859 We have previously discussed both Darwin and The Origin of Species on earlier posts. In keeping with the spirit of using the Harvard Classics as a tutorial today, we have … Continue reading
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Tagged Darwin, Evolution, Havard Classics, Science, The Origin of Species, Variation
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Morte d’Arthur – Alfred, Lord Tennyson
We have previously discussed the like and work of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This work based on the life and death of King Arthur is a classic certainly worthy of our review and acquaintance. You may read this poem by Tennyson … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred, Havard Classics, King Arthur, Lord Tennyson, Morte d'Arthur, Poetry
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Paradise Lost – John Milton
As previously discussed the epic blank verse poem Paradise Lost was a sort of mirror to Virgil’s Aeneid. It is considered by critics to be Milton’s major work. The poem relates the Biblical tale of the fall of man through the temptation of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeneid, Blank Verse, Epic, Fall of Man, Garden of Eden, Havard Classics, John Milton, Paradise Lost
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Halloween – Robert Burns
In 1785, Robert Burns wrote a poem for Halloween. It is included within the the Kilmarnock volume. At 28 stanzas, it is one of Burns’ longer poems and mixes Scots with English. It was written in response to the 1780 poem for Halloween … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, Havard Classics, Kilmarnock, Poem, Poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Froissart’s Chronicles
Froissart’s Chronicles are a historical and fairly factually accurate account of the Hundred Years’ War that was written by court historian Jean Froissart. This chronology begins with the 1326 deposition of Edward II. The chronicle depict events up until 1400 … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Century, Battle of Cercy, Chivalry, Chronicle, Havard Classics, History, Hundred Years' War, Jean Froissart
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery – Joseph Lister
There is perhaps little better time to acknowledge the advancement of antiseptic procedure than the anniversary of the famous paper published by Dr. Lister on July 27, 1867. Although antisepsis was recommended as early as 1847 by the Hungarian doctor, … Continue reading
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Tagged Antiseptic, Germ Theory, Havard Classics, Joseph Lister, Medicine, Pasteur, Surgery
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Holinshed’s Chronicles
Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland also known simply as Holinshed’s Chronicles is a multi-volume comprehensive history of the British Isles. It was published in two editions. The first in 1577. The second in 1587. Its importance today lies in its … Continue reading
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Tagged British Isles, Diet, England, Havard Classics, Holinshed's Chronicles, Ireland, Macbeth, Marlowe, Scotland, Shakespeare
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