Sir Philip Sidney believed that poetry was the most powerful means of leading us to virtuous action.
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Poetry, the Road to Virtuous Action
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Aeneid, Defense of Poesy, delight and instruct, Ethical Criticism, Sir Philip Sidney, Virgil Comments closed
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18–Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day–can be read as a power move.
Groucho’s Night with T. S. Eliot
Groucho Marx and T. S. Eliot were both reacting to modernism, but a dinner together did not bring about mutual understanding.
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Loud Sneezes, a Sign from the Gods
My loud sneezes, according to Homer, as a sign from the gods.
The First Day of the Feast Has Come
A Rumi poem capturing the joy that is represented by the Ramadan feast.
To Hear an Oriole Sing
I use an Emily Dickinson poem to root for my favorite baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles.
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Textualist Judges Out of Control
Textualist judges committed the same mistake as formalists in ruling against federal subsidies for citizens who signed up for Obamacare in the federal exchanges.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Andrew Marvell, formalism, Hamlet, Obamacare, textualism, To His Coy Mistress, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Reading Lit through the Eyes of Others
Reading literature through the eyes of others brings special pleasures and insights.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged John Keats, John Milton, May Swenson, Paradise Lost, reading, William Shakespeare Comments closed
