Tag: romanticism
A Profound Challenge to Materialism, Longing Is Our “Inconsolable Secret”
Longings that are unsatisfied by the provisions of Earth are not just a weary response to our often stress-laden modern lifestyles.
Wordsworth: Disciples at Home and Abroad
In 1848 Ralph Waldo Emerson is on record as having paid a return visit to the then aged Wordsworth.
From Darwin’s Rhapsody, to The Blob
A friend recommends this passage from biologist Wayne Rossiter’s book Shadow of Oz for its delightful analogy.