Tag Archives: Literature

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales – Chaucer

Posted on October 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

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 →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Faust – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Posted on August 28, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Today is the celebration of the birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on August 28, 1749.  There may be no better day fit for an examination of his classic work, Faust. Faust is an excellent tragic play in two parts.  It … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Odyssey, Book 10 – Homer

Posted on August 8, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

We have discussed the Odyssey and Homer on a previous post.  Due to pending evening visitation with the two princesses and a need to spend time with Ally prior to this, please enjoy the reading and the listening linked below.  Promise … Continue reading →

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Time Spent On the Harvard Classics: Of Agriculture – Abraham Cowley

Posted on July 28, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“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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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Voyage of the Beagle

Posted on June 29, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Originally published in 1839, as Darwin’s Journal and Remarks, when this work was republished in 1905, it became The Voyage of the Beagle.  This may have caused a little concern at the time.  After all, this journal was actually the third volume … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: On the Origins of Species – Charles Darwin

Posted on June 24, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life is a book written for us non-specialist readers by Charles Darwin. Thankfully, the public and scientists alike have come … Continue reading →

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