Darkness Visible: Elizabethan Black Magic, Part I
The men of the English Renaissance prided themselves on their rationality and their freedom from the barbarous superstitions of the Middle Ages
The Fleming Foundation Cultural Commentary
Greek I.41 Intro
Comparison of Adjectives. Greek, like most European languages, has a formal system of comparative and superlative degrees. As in Latin and Italian and French, Greek has both irregular and regular formation of comparatives. This lesson takes up only regular. Study and learn. Note the rule governing the use of omega instead of omicron when the preceding syllable is long by nature (that is, contains a long vowel) or (long by position, when the vowel is short by closed by a single consonant. More to come
Italian II.1
Continued study of Passato Rimoto and a lot of vocabulary on asking and giving directions.
Greek I.40 Irregular Adjectives with audio ΑΝD CORRECTIONS
One common type of irregular adjective and two oddballs.
Victorian Poems: Yeats
Here are three poems–I may add one or two more–of William Butler Yeats that show the influence of his lifelong interest in the occult.
Wednesday’s Child: Lost and Found
I was so flabbergasted at the turn of events that I’ve sent in a photograph with today’s copy to quash any misgivings.
If You Know, You Know
You know you are living in an ideological tyranny, when……Please fill in the blanks. I’ll start with a few.
Wednesday’s Child: More Aftershocks
Those moments I attempted to capture here last week did actually flash through my mind when the quake hit, but now I thought, why not keep going?
Victorian Poems: Ernest Dowson
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.
Wednesday’s Child: Aftershocks
We had a respectable earthquake here last night, 6.1 with the epicenter in Calabria, and the house swayed like a house of cards.
Darkness Visible: Newton, Conclusion–Alchemy
The 17th century in Europe was a bridge between the unbridled arrogance of the Renaissance and the technocratic self-confidence projected in the Enlightenment.
