In support of balanced education and citizenship: An article series. No. 3.
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(Article No. 3.) “Der Beutelsbacher Konsens” (The Beutelsbach Consensus)                         by Edward Eggleston   Introduction. Translation of “Der Beutelsbacher … Read More

WSJ Interview: Harold Bloom, Falstaff, and the Humanities
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  Harold Bloom: The Yale scholar on Falstaff and ‘the death of humanistic studies’. From Weekend Confidential, by Alexandra Wolfe. Print: WSJ April 8-9, 2017, p.C17, vol. CCLXIX, no. 81. … Read More

Spring into ebooks!
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April is the time to celebrate poetry and what it has brought to the world. It can act as a vehicle to a different way of looking at the world … Read More

Very brief comments on a very large idea
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“Do not go gentle into that good night” – Dylan Thomas     The following translated paragraph is drawn from “The Necessary Place of the Humanities in Modern Culture – … Read More

Gaiman’s Norse Mythology
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I’ve read a few Norse tales, but most of my Asgard knowledge comes from Marvel movies and Kevin Hearne’s Iron Druid series of novels.  Obviously, these are both pretty far … Read More

Read (& listen) for free with OverDrive
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Why pay to download eBooks and Audiobooks when you can get them for free? Through the Homewood Library you have access to thousands of titles, available 24/7 on OverDrive. OverDrive … Read More

In support of balanced education and citizenship: An article series. No. 2.
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  (Article No. 2) Remarks on the influence of materialism.     by Edward Eggleston “No farmer is more slave to his plow, than a gentleman following the clock of … Read More

In support of balanced education and citizenship: An article series. No. 1.
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(Series explanation. An educational model excessively governed by business, science, and technology subjects is inadequate and unbalanced, despite the gloss of “modern progress”. The reduction (or even elimination) of humanistic … Read More

The Bear & the Nightingale: A Fairy Tale for Winter Nights
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Fairy tale retellings are a mixed bag. Traditional fairy tales are pretty sparse on details, plot twists are sudden and unexplained, and the entire story is usually very short.  The … Read More

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