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Interpretations of Poetry and Religion
George Santayana
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"As hinds or heifers gambol in the fields
When Spring is young."
They speak kindly to the goddess, who asks them for employment. "And for me," she says,—
"And for me, damsels, harbour pitiful
And favouring thoughts, dear children, that I come
To some good man's or woman's house, to ply
My task in willing service of such sort
As agèd women use. A tender child
I could nurse well and safely in my arms,
And tend the house, and spread the master's couch
Recessed in the fair chamber, or could teach
The maids their handicraft."
The offer is gladly accepted, for Celeus himself has an infant son, Demophoon, the hope of his race: The aged woman enters the dwelling, making in her long-robed grief a wonderful contrast to the four sportive girls:—
"Who lifting up th. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
As much as I liked Nikki Moustaki's Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry, that book is NOT this book. Reading this and comprehending most of it (I think), it is amazing that a person could KNOW this, could THINK this, and could WRITE this. Nothing less than a theology of poetry. I will never rea
Really enjoyed this. A thought provoking examination at the religious impulse.
Ah, kunnon hyvää klassista elitismi-hörhöilyä.
Kuukauden päivät olen nyt tavannut tätä Santayanan uskonnon/taidefilosofista esseekokoelmaa väitöskirjaa varten. Ja se on kyllä ollut sangen viihdyttävää.
Esseiden keskeinen argumentti on, että uskonto ja runous ovat essentialtaan samanlaisia. Niiden ai
Santayana is a philosopher, but doesn't especially read like one, and in my mind this is a plus. He is a serious moralist (plus) who is very interested in literature (plus). He's also intensely sympathetic to religion and people with religious belief: he thinks that the fact content of religious dog
I've tried to teach others an appreciation for history by referencing Santayana's oft quoted/misquoted "Any who will not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it." So I was disappointed to find this piece missing the mark. It's okay, I suppose.