Thoreau on the trappings of wealth
Anyone who goes and lives in the woods by himself for a couple of years, and then writes a book celebrating this fact, is clearly not one for creature comforts. And Thoreau spends many long passages extolling the profound beauty
Thoreau on the trappings of wealth
Anyone who goes and lives in the woods by himself for a couple of years, and then writes a book celebrating this fact, is clearly not one for creature comforts. And Thoreau spends many long passages extolling the profound beauty
Henry David Thoreau was kind of a dick
So I’ve been reading Walden, by Henry David Thoreau, which is pretty amusing, and he seems like a very interesting fellow, but the further I get the more convinced I am that I would not want to have dinner with
Henry David Thoreau was kind of a dick
So I’ve been reading Walden, by Henry David Thoreau, which is pretty amusing, and he seems like a very interesting fellow, but the further I get the more convinced I am that I would not want to have dinner with
A Review Of The Twelve Caesars by Seutonius
Seutonius was a gossipy old fuck, but he was thorough, and covered good ground, and gives a sort of horrifying contemporary view of what from my position looks like absolute madness. First of all, it was great to get the
A Review Of The Twelve Caesars by Seutonius
Seutonius was a gossipy old fuck, but he was thorough, and covered good ground, and gives a sort of horrifying contemporary view of what from my position looks like absolute madness. First of all, it was great to get the
Further thoughts on Seutonius
I’m struck by how save and seemingly uncontrollable many of the emperors were. Seutonius doensn’t really get into economics, or the broader context of the emperors he profiles, but one can only assume that the Empire was continuing to be
Further thoughts on Seutonius
I’m struck by how save and seemingly uncontrollable many of the emperors were. Seutonius doensn’t really get into economics, or the broader context of the emperors he profiles, but one can only assume that the Empire was continuing to be
Diving into Seutonius
So I went ahead and dove into Seutonius’ The Twelve Caesars, since it struck me as a fun lark, and I was right, it’s a ton of fun. I’m just about through Claudius, the 5th Caesar, and am about 2/3rds
Diving into Seutonius
So I went ahead and dove into Seutonius’ The Twelve Caesars, since it struck me as a fun lark, and I was right, it’s a ton of fun. I’m just about through Claudius, the 5th Caesar, and am about 2/3rds