Criticism
… I have refrained from commenting on the particular points made by these two democrats, such as Salvemini’s … “Our Sea.” Professor Rostovzeff’s archaeological studies are included in this list on two counts. First, the … Croce’s house in Naples was sacked by the Fascists in 1926. It has not affected his style, which remains that of a …
Essays
… The first is that an individual, echoing society’s compacts, can be in error, complicit with evil. If there is … say the universalists. What we call virtue in Sparta is also virtue in Athens. If murder is wrong in one city, it is … justice, and moral conscience. We need to add one more ingredient to this already fulsome mix—namely, whether the moral …
Essays
… previous. The news was bad, but it was within the scope of comprehension – William Morva had committed a similar act … the bright red “Breaking News” banner at the top of CNN’s website reported the number as 20. This was a gaffe they’ll … of German, photographer, designer and husband, Bishop died while leading his Elementary German class. His father, …
… Edgar Wideman. Pantheon. $21.00. Race in America has been compared to a moose on the dining room table: nobody wants … and Rhodes scholar: well spoken, ambitious, successful—also give rise to a brother who becomes a street punk and … seed it sprouted from, the earth where the seed rotted and died and slept until it began dreaming of being an onion …
… of Venus. He was not unduly surprised. He had seen it coming since Luther. Besides, what with the imminence of … which he loved; later came his experiments with smaller mammals— squirrels and moles, a rabbit or two. When the … he made it a mate, then watched them feed on each other’s bodies, bicker and fight and trample through his garden, …
… differences in the critical opinion of Fitzgerald, and the commonly held belief that he died a “failure,” the fact remains that his books still sell … pursuits. When Fitzgerald began writing professionally, he also kept a Ledger , still intact, which states his yearly …