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Day 87 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day Challenge





Dec 14: MARVELL'S POEMS


Pastoral Poems and Politics

The many-sided Marvell, who wielded a pen that was both
feared and courted, is seen at his best in stirring verse. "A
Garden," "Prospect of Flowers," with the "Horatian Ode upon
Cromwell," show the power of his genius.

Read: MARVELL'S POEMS ....................    Vol. 40, pp. 370-379



Dec 15: Homer's ODYSSEY


Odysseus Talks with Ghosts

This is another of those marvelous and unforgetable tales of the
wandering Odysseus. The fantasy takes him into regions where
he discourses with deceased heroes.

Read from Homer's ODYSSEY ...................    Vol. 22, pp. 145-153



Dec 16: Burke's THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL


How Man's Courtship Differs from Animal's

Beauty is an important factor in the attraction between man and
woman. It is knowing beauty that differentiates man from the
animals, which only require that their mates be of the same
species.

Read from Burke's THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL ............    Vol. 24, pp. 37-48




Dec 17: CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE


Dies on the Eve of Her Son's Conversion

The mother of St. Augustine prayed unceasingly for her son's
conversion. The most touching, most soul-revealing writing St.
Augustine did is in the description of his mother's death.

Read from CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE ..........    Vol. 7, pp. 150-160