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Oscar Wilde was born October 16, 1854. – Daily Kos
via Oscar Wilde was born October 16, 1854. – Daily Kos. Having missed the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the great man’s birth, I thought to make amends with a selection of his pithier aphorism,...
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Trojan war era Greece according to Homer – Maps on the Web
via Trojan war era Greece according to Homer – Maps on the Web. Source: Wikipedia Filed under: cartography, criticism & history, geography, literary arts, science & technology Tagged:...
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Happy Birthday, Joan Didion…
via The Paris Review — “You know how doctors who work with children get…. It’s 36 years since I first fell in love with Didion’s writing and I really must pick up her work again. “You know how doctors...
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The Man Who Invented Christmas
Originally posted on Knowledge Guild: Charles Dickens is largely responsible for the way we celebrate Christmas today; before the publication of A Christmas Carol in 1843 Christmas seemed to be dying...
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The beginnings. About Troy and the ultimate destiny of Aeneas.
Originally posted on Italian Walks: Detail from the neck of a Cycladic relief vase, about 675-650 BC. One of the eldest images depicting scenes from the Trojan War. Mykonos Archeological Museum 2240....
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Aeneas’ Wanderings. The journey begins
Originally posted on Italian Walks: Aeneas carrying Anchises, Ascanius is in the background. Attic black-figure eye-cup, 520 BC. From Vulci. Paris, Louvre Museum. Everything apparently begins with...
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Inspiring Literature Quotes in Minimalist Posters
via ASYLUM ART Best French place of Artistic World – Inspiring Literature Quotes in Minimalist Posters…. L’illustrateur américain Evan Robertson du studio de design Obvious State a conçu des posters...
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‘Alice In Wonderland’ Illustrations by Grahame Baker-Smith for Royal Mail
via A Jug Of Wine, A Loaf Of Bread, And Virtual Thou • ein-bleistift-und-radiergummi: ‘Alice In…. ein-bleistift-und-radiergummi: Filed under: anniversaries, criticism & history, graphic arts &...
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a word or two from marcus tullius…
via Pueo Eyes. iammyfather: Punish the 47. (Source: nationalist1966) Filed under: constitutional law, criticism & history, justice & law, law & criminal justice, law enforcement, literary...
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a way with words he undoubtedly had, but how many of these did he actually coin?
via United We Stand – Divided We Fall | miniprof: adventures-of-a-strange-mind: Phrases…. Shakespeare, we must remember, was especially fluent in the idiom and cliché of late Tudor English, as were his...
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