Philosophy in Literature Blog
Most extraordinary...were the eyes;
“The Portrait” by Nikolai Gogol is a traditional ghost story. A young artist purchases a mysterious portrait from the owner of a Saint Petersburg art shop. After taking the...
Most extraordinary...were the eyes;
“The Portrait” by Nikolai Gogol is a traditional ghost story. A young artist purchases a mysterious portrait from the owner of a Saint Petersburg art shop. After taking the...
"I love to see the face of Beauty"
Instead of a passage from a nineteenth century Russian novel or story, today’s blog is four stanzas from a poem by Fyodor Tyutchev, a lesser known contemporary of...
"I love to see the face of Beauty"
Instead of a passage from a nineteenth century Russian novel or story, today’s blog is four stanzas from a poem by Fyodor Tyutchev, a lesser known contemporary of...
"..a society accustomed to slavery..justifies i...
Today’s passage is from “What Is To Be Done” a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoi in which he describes the social conditions in nineteenth century Russia. In writing...
"..a society accustomed to slavery..justifies i...
Today’s passage is from “What Is To Be Done” a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoi in which he describes the social conditions in nineteenth century Russia. In writing...
Justice does not require laws
“O wrapped in shamelessness, with your mind forever on profit, how shall any one of the Achaians ready obey you either to go on a journey or to...
Justice does not require laws
“O wrapped in shamelessness, with your mind forever on profit, how shall any one of the Achaians ready obey you either to go on a journey or to...
"Passion is unending intoxication,.."
As I read “Malinovka Heights “ by Ivan Goncharov, which I highly recommend, today’s passage caught my attention. The one clause in this passage that I found particularly disturbing...
"Passion is unending intoxication,.."
As I read “Malinovka Heights “ by Ivan Goncharov, which I highly recommend, today’s passage caught my attention. The one clause in this passage that I found particularly disturbing...
" His presence added nothing to society..."
“What is being said in detail, and how?” is one of the four questions I was taught to ask when reading imaginative literature. Reflecting on today’s passage I think about...
" His presence added nothing to society..."
“What is being said in detail, and how?” is one of the four questions I was taught to ask when reading imaginative literature. Reflecting on today’s passage I think about...