Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence
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Edgar Allan Poe–favorite poet of goth teenagers, Lovecraftian horror fans, and other denizens of fine non-chain coffee-shops all across the fruited plain. Poet and author, he was inventor of what became the
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Regale me with tales of woe and glory, of heroes at resplendent feasts and maidens kidnapped by Zeus-as-beast. Leave out the unpleasant parts, and avoid witches and dark arts. In fact, just
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Given the rhyme, it may be important to point out that Ovid ain’t COVID, and there isn’t an ancient Roman conspiracy theory involved here, despite the disease’s transformation of our society over
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Editor’s Note: We have not yet read this book, but Shlaes’ books on Coolidge and the Great Depression were both excellent. We expect this one to be the same.
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This work, if any, was one of the most influential on my own development as a writer. I’m going to keep this one brief, because it’s a relatively short book and you
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Surely you know this poem by T.S. Eliot. You’ve heard bits and pieces, quotes. You’ve seen Apocalypse Now. It’s so influential as to almost be overused, but there is a reason for that:
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Part II As a reminder, this is not a review series. This is not an explicatory series. It is a “Why does it matter?” series. I write under the assumption you know
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