The great English writers of the Elizabethan era and the 17th century owed a great deal to the Renascence of classical learning, which had taken place in Italy. One aspect of this Renaissance, however, involved an attempt to revive ancient paganism or rather anti-Christian neo-paganism.
These are several poems of Ernest Dowson (1867-1902). Everyone who has any knowledge of English verse is familiar with his most famous poem, “Cynara,” which has suffered the indignity of being quoted in O’Neil’s play “Long Day’s Journey” and parodied by Cole Porter.
We had a respectable earthquake here last night, 6.1 with the epicenter in Calabria, and the house swayed like a house of cards.
The 17th century in Europe was a bridge between the unbridled arrogance of the Renaissance and the technocratic self-confidence projected in the Enlightenment.
Anyone who wishes to follow, in however desultory a fashion, this Italian course should register by June 10.
An informal discussion of two false ideologies that are mirror images of each other.
Of the nearly six hundred weekly posts I have published here since this site was launched, I note that not one delved into what is called natural history.
Former managing editor Katherine Dalton Boyer interviews her former boss on the days before Rockford, in this the first part of a series.
Isaac Newton was deservedly knighted for his great accomplishments, but it is a mistake to minimize either his occult interests or his bad character.
This is the first section of the first part of a series of articles on the central significance of occultism . Like many of the fathers of modern science and Enlightenment–René Descartes, Francis Bacon, Elias Ashmole, and Robert Boyle–Isaac Newton was a devoted alchemist and occultist.
