« Britomart », 1900

by Walter Crane (British socialist artist, 1845-1915)
Illustration from Edmund Spenser’s "The Faerie Queene", c.1900
Watercolor on paper

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Recounting lives and ideas of 26 ancient philosophers who programmed the core thought code of science and Academia, the Hermead Epic of Philosophers is structured like the Shahnameh and the Faerie Queene.

http://tny.sh/HermeadHC

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Hermead: Philosophers

Hermead of Surazeus is an epic poem about the development of philosophy over 600 years in the lives and ideas of 26 of the greatest philosophers who contributed to the growth of civilization. This single volume edition presents in 126,680 lines of pentameter blank verse the tales of Hermes, Prometheus, Kadmos, Asklepios, Zethos Hesiodos, Thales, Anaximandros, Pythagoras, Herakleitos, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Empedokles, Leukippos, Philolaos, Demokritos, Aristokles Platon, Aristoteles, Demetrios Phalereus, Epikouros, Arkhimedes, Ktesibios, Eratosthenes, Krates, Hipparkhos, Philodemos, and Lucretius.

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We just backed this project at #Kickstarter because the world needs more breathtaking prose and glorious art. #Spencer #FaerieQueene

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skyturtlepress/edmund-spensers-the-faerie-queene-a-prose-rendering