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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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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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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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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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...
View ArticleThe 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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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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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...
View ArticleTrojan 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:...
View ArticleOscar 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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via A Jug Of Wine, A Loaf Of Bread, And Virtual Thou • my-smart: Hot and Cold In The Baby’s Own Aesop …. my-smart: In The Baby’s Own Aesop Walter Crane London, 1887 A Man had lost his way in a wood one...
View ArticleMeet the Real Alice: How the Story of Alice in Wonderland Was Born
via Meet the Real Alice: How the Story of Alice in Wonderland Was Born | Brain Pickings. by Maria Popova “What is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations!” On July 4,...
View ArticleFlourished puzzle initial “Pseudo-Seneca” Epistolae, Spain, circa 1475
via A Jug Of Wine, A Loaf Of Bread, And Virtual Thou • hideback: Flourished puzzle initial …. hideback: Filed under: art, criticism & history, graphic arts & images, literary arts Tagged:...
View Articlearmistead maupin describes how he did it…
Author Armistead Maupin at the 47th Emmy Awards, 9/11/94 – Governor’s Ball – Maupin is the author of the Tales Of The City books. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) foratv: http://fora.tv/v/14720 Be sure to...
View ArticleDaily Kos: Dick Cheney says Iraq War was worth it because now we know they...
via Daily Kos: Dick Cheney says Iraq War was worth it because now we know they didn’t have WMDs. Worst administration in history. Former Vice President Dick Cheney is on a Famous Person Book Tour. A...
View Articleso that’s gatsby off the american curriculum…
Anonymiss Express • September 15, 2132 According to a recent study…. Surely there are plenty of other twentieth century American novels which could be studied instead… What is the fixation with...
View ArticleMemoirs of a Revolutionary. Victor Serge. Critical Note on the New Edition.
Originally posted on Tendance Coatesy: Victor Serge is an inspiration to all democratic Marxists. He was a revolutionary and writer. Originally an anarchist , he joined the Bolsheviks in January...
View Articledoonesbury…in which jeff demonstrates he understands constructive criticism –...
Reblogged from Slate, 25 March 2013 Filed under: art, criticism & history, doonesbury, graphic arts & images, humour, literary arts, literature, relationships Tagged: constructive criticism,...
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Cancel the Apocalypse by Andrew Simms – review | Books | The Guardian, 1 March 2013 Another very thoughtful piece by John Harris… Back in the days when he had the gleam of youthful promise, David...
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