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Schopenhauer & “The Will to Live” (on the day he was born, Feb. 22, 1788)
The Will to Live “They say that Schopenhauer is pessimistic. That is not saying very much. [His] is a grandiose and tragic vision which, unfortunately, coincides perfectly with reality.” – Witold Gombrowicz, A Guide…
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Schopenhauer & “The Will to Live” (on the day he was born, Feb. 22, 1788)
The Will to Live “They say that Schopenhauer is pessimistic. That is not saying very much. [His] is a grandiose and tragic vision which, unfortunately, coincides perfectly with reality.” – Witold Gombrowicz, A Guide…
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WEDNESDAYS WITH DENISE: FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Earlier this year, Knopf released a paperback/expanded edition of David Young’s Field of Light and Shadow: Selected and New Poems. The book is over 300 pages—spanning almost 60 years of writing—and a treasure trove…
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WEDNESDAYS WITH DENISE: FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Earlier this year, Knopf released a paperback/expanded edition of David Young’s Field of Light and Shadow: Selected and New Poems. The book is over 300 pages—spanning almost 60 years of writing—and a treasure trove…
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Happy birthday, W H. Auden
Their Lonely Betters As I listened from a beach-chair in the shade To all the noises that my garden made, It seemed to me only proper that words Should be withheld from vegetables and…
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Happy birthday, W H. Auden
Their Lonely Betters As I listened from a beach-chair in the shade To all the noises that my garden made, It seemed to me only proper that words Should be withheld from vegetables and…
