« Great literature, past or present, is the expression of great knowledge of the human heart; great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of the world without and that within. »
— Edith Hamilton
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#quotes #EdithHamilton #art #artists #purpose #heart #expression
« Great literature, past or present, is the expression of great knowledge of the human heart; great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of the world without and that within. »
— Edith Hamilton
🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/733467630293401600/great-literature-past-or-present-is-the
#quotes #EdithHamilton #art #artists #purpose #heart #expression/
20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers (don't forget the alt text).
#20books20days 16/20 #bookstodon #EdithHamilton #Mythology #GreekMyths
A #review of the #book “American Classicist” by Victoria Houseman, a #biography of #EdithHamilton of #GreekMythology fame:
“The Edith Hamilton Way” [2023], The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/comma-queen/the-edith-hamilton-way).
2023 was full of both wonder and horror, depending on which direction you were looking in and how immersed you were in your personal corner of the world. The news doesn’t help any of us live a more introspective, insightful life. For that we need to immerse ourselves in new experiences or dive deeper into...
The Greater Good
"We are burdened with over-realization. Not that we can perceive too clearly the rights and wrongs of every human being but that we feel too deeply our own, to find in the end that what has meaning only for each one alone has no real meaning at all." — Edith Hamilton, The Greek Way
There's a contradiction in the world that chafes. We're all individua
https://alexandersmap.com/2023/04/06/the-greater-good/
#Culture #History #PersonalGrowth #Relationships #EdithHamilton
To Be Ignorant Is to Be Afraid
"To be ignorant is to be afraid, and in the dark mystery of the unknown a man cannot find his way alone. He must have guides to speak to him with authority." — Edith Hamilton, The Greek Way
And, truly, what of goodever have prophetsbrought to men?Craft of many words,only throughevil your message speaks.Seers bring ayeter
https://alexandersmap.com/2023/02/24/to-be-ignorant-is-to-be-afraid/
#History #Learning #Agamemnon #Æschylus #EdithHamilton #MarkTwain
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