Eliot: An Author Profile
EliotAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Though she shocked her contemporaries, Eliot’s work has become some of the most celebrated literature in British history. ❧ Full name: Mary […]
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The Great Conversation: Definition
The Great Conversation:Definition By Gabriel Blanchard To define terms is always hard, usually dull, often frivolous—and unavoidable. All language involves definition, at least implicitly; or, to put the
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Sartre: An Author Profile
SartreAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard In Sartre, we meet an enigma—and a firebrand. ❧ Full name: Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre [zhôn-påł shäŕłz ā-mäŕ säŕ-tr;* see our pronunciation
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The Great Conversation: Love—Part III
The Great Conversation:Love—Part III By Gabriel Blanchard Romantic love has had a fascinating history in our intellectual tradition. Go here for Part I and Part II. Now we
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Solzhenitsyn: An Author Profile
SolzhenitsynAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard An author who saw most of the twentieth century from the vantage point of two of the greatest world powers, Solzhenitsyn offers
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The Great Conversation: Love—Part I
The Great Conversation:Love—Part I By Gabriel Blanchard Love is one of the richest and most varied topics of the Great Conversation. It has long been conventional in western
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Proust: An Author Profile
ProustAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Proust shaped twentieth-century literature not only in his native France, but throughout the English-speaking world. ❧ Full name: Valentin Louis George Eugène
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Summer in January
Summer in January Few things can make you miss the summertime like wind in your face and ice under your feet. At least we can plan for the
The Great Conversation: Universal & Particular
The Great Conversation: Universal & Particular By Gabriel Blanchard Here we have, arguably, the single oldest discussion in philosophy. Philosophy as we know it was born in Ionia
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Kierkegaard: An Author Profile
KierkegaardAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Kierkegaard is one of the hardest figures on our Author Bank—and yet widely beloved. ❧ Full name: Søren Aabye Kierkegaard [sõ-rĕn äb-yĕ
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