My Intro to Literature class explored how a disconnect from nature leads to existential anguish while opening themselves up to nature provides spiritual nourishment.
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Tag Archives: William Shakespeare
Beholding the Summer Dead before Me
Shakespeare and Swinburne both write powerful poems about autumn.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Hendecasyllabics", "Sonnet 73", Autumn, Charles Algernon Swinburne, Seasons Comments closed
A Colossus Bestriding the World (Series)
Sports Saturday What a world series it was for San Francisco Giants pitcher Martin Bumgartner! On Sunday he threw 117 pitches for nine shutout innings to win game five and then on Wednesday he returned to throw another 68 pitches for five shutout innings to preserve a 3-2 lead in the deciding game seven. And […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Baseball, Julius Caesar, Kansas City Royals, Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants, Sports, world series Comments closed
Marc Antony for the Prosecution
Federal court judge Thomas Thrash, Jr., drawing on years of experience as a trial lawyer, explains why Marc Antony makes a better case than Brutus does.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged courtroom rhetoric, Julius Caesar, lawyers, legal profession, Rhetoric Comments closed
Are Liberals Killing the Arts? Uh, No
A “New Republic” article attacks liberals for killing the arts. I disagree.
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.