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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman – Week #3
Week 3 of the Readalong covers chapters 6–11 which deal with early childhood, concepts of modesty vs humility, a woman’s reputation, class differences, and parent-child relationships. Whew! In all seriousness, though, while I personally would have chosen a narrower scope for such a book, I admire Mary’s willingness to take on a broad range of… Read more >>
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Kreisler’s "Syncopation" (1925) – A Classical Cousin
Recently, I dreamed I was playing the second movement of Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto, on stage, in front of a professional violinist, whom I was trying to “prove myself” to (!!). I did tolerably well, which is the surprising thing, considering I never learned the piece (though always wanted to). My violin Ever since then, I… Read more >>
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Thoughts on Revelation
Just finished re-reading The Book of Revelation this morning. This is one book I may never be able to analyze or understand satisfactorily; much of it still confuses me. Still, I wanted to share some memories, literary references, and thoughts about Revelation, since it may be some time before I read it again. First, a… Read more >>
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman – Week #2
Week 2 of the Readalong spans chapters 4 & 5 on the topics “the state of degredation to which woman is reduced” and “writers who have rendered women objects of pity, bordering on contempt.” It looks like I highlighted more quotes in these chapters than in all of the first part. I was especially impressed… Read more >>
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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