Poetry
… of there is . . .and there is . . . . The owl and moon are points of departure. Pythagoras read the moon in a mirror, …
… Italian is worthless; getting him to believe Sisyphus embodies the ideal work ethic is everything. It is a rousing … The writing is gracefully conversational, but expertly composed. Notice the use of “breaking window” and “slam” in … like a dog to put herself through college, and, as Gilmour points out, was probably not too amused by his plan. For a …
Essays
… July 1974. They would be wrong. The junta, born in secrecy, comprised no more than about 50 officers. It remained … occupation of the country during World War II. It was also characteristic of how superficial the reign of the … in the factory. The younger political leaders who have studied, as in the past, abroad, or, were forced to live abroad …
… By Lancelot Hogben, F. R. S. New York: W. W. Norton and Company. $3.75. An Invitation to Mathematics. By Arnold … the contending parties. Thus, in politics, we have liberals and reactionaries, or conservatives and radicals. In … above the insights of men of genius and called “turning points” in the history of mathematics. Professor Bell’s …
Photography
… ambulance was a reminder not just of our swelling hospitals but also of the strangers all around, listening to these … and then wait for an hour or more for a single person to come by. She returned to the same red light by a subway stop … to bring you right into the streets, to make you feel encompassed and surrounded by their eerie mood. Much of …
… 1815–1830. By Élie Halévy. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. $6.00. The Rise of Modern Industry. By J. L. … sickened Byron. Castlereagh, Canning, and the other jackals are at large, justifying Napoleon’s claim to have been … a good standing army free from all moral claims except obedience to its paymaster, then I and you and all of us …