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The Sorrows of Young Werther – Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Having read the fascinating book Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self by Andrea Wulf, it seemed the next thing to do was read an example of the literature produced during that era of German Romanticism. Except that it isn’t as easy to find poetry by the German Romantics as it Continue reading
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Pacific Northwest Ballet: All Balanchine – 11/2/2024
A meditation more than a review It is not always convenient for me to attend the ballet in the evening – I both drive and must catch a ferry – so I frequently attend Saturday matinee performances at the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. The disadvantage is that one is apt to see a Continue reading
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What is Art Good For?
But first: why are we on this earth? I was taught as a child that we are put on this earth to worship the Lord; but we don’t need art to worship the Lord; all that is required is to “worship the Father in spirit and in truth.” Worship is open to all people, in Continue reading
Freedom of My Mind 