Emerson on English Universities and Religion
This week Emerson writes about English Universities and Religion. I didn’t like either of these chapters very much. Emerson has …
Monthly Archives: December 2006
Snow, Books, and Food
Happy first day of winter to everyone! My Bookman and I are celebrating the Winter Solstice today because of work …
A Reading Update of Sorts
I finished listening to The Gunslinger a few days ago. I enjoyed it, but as many of you said, it …
Ten Things I Love That Start With the Letter “P”
I got this meme from Sylvia who gave me the letter “P” Poetry. Remember the poetry meme Cam started? If …
The Devil Is a Gentleman
I finished reading J.C. Hallman’s book The Devil is a Gentleman. I’ve mentioned it a couple of times. Now that …
Challenged
I’m feeling rather challenge challenged of late. So many good ones like the Winter Classics Challenge, the Chunkster Challenge, and …
Emerson on English Wealth and Class
This week Emerson writes about English Wealth and Aristocracy. Where some of his previous lecture/chapters have been rather casual and …
Plato
Histories of western philosophy always seem to start with Plato (even when they’re talking Socrates almost everything we know about …
More On Beauty
I was going to write a post today about Plato and Forms and Ideas and Archetypes and make a comparison …
Virginia Woolf Takes Tea With Thomas Hardy
I’ve been ambling my way through Virginia Woolf’s diary for a couple of years now. I am reading volume three …
