Descartes: An Author Profile
DescartesAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard If all philosophy can be called a footnote to Plato, all modern philosophy can be called a footnote to Descartes. ❧ Full […]
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Melville: An Author Profile
MelvilleAn Author Profile By Sebastian Garren Few novels are as esteemed, as widely taught, or as misunderstood as Moby-Dick. ❧ Full name: Herman Melville [hŕ-màn mĕł-vĭł; see our
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St. Gregory the Great: An Author Profile
St. Gregory the GreatAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard It is almost never true that anyone singlehandedly saved a whole community; it might be true of Gregory the
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Student Translation: The Æneid I.430-436
Student Translation: The Æneid I.430-436 By Anastasia O’Donnell Virgil’s famous epic The Æneid follows the mythic history of the Trojan prince Æneas and his people, after the destruction
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Wilde: An Author Profile
WildeAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard A tagline at the head of an essay is like saying “Thank you” for an unwanted gift: idiotic, and yet indispensable. ❧
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Donne: An Author Profile
DonneAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard From intricately composed love lyrics decorated with alchemical and astronomical images, to soaring meditations upon eternity and heaven, the poetry and prose
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Magna Carta: A Book Profile
Magna CartaA Book Profile By Travis Copeland The supremacy of law over arbitrary government is not guaranteed by civilization, but cost immense effort to obtain. ❧ Full title:
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Cavendish: An Author Profile
CavendishAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard The English Baroque period knew few minds as baroque as that of Margaret Cavendish. ❧ Full name and titles: Margaret Cavendish, née
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How to Read Books | Genre: The Basics
HOW TO READ BOOKS Genre: The Basics By Gabriel Blanchard Want get more out of your daily reading? Join us for everything from specific tips to elementary literary
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De France: An Author Profile
De FranceAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard This mysterious poet was one of the most important shapers of the Arthurian cycle. ❧ Full name and titles: Marie, surname
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