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20 Shakespeare Quotations To Celebrate The Birth of a Master

Posted on April 23, 2011 by hirohurl

“To be or not to be” may very well be one of the most famous Shakespeare quotes ever written. But Shakespeare’s written masterpeices go well beyond this short line from a single play. To read more of Shakespeare’s famous words, read on… Continue reading →

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Professor Gordon Campbell Celebrates the 400th Anniversary of the King James Version of the English Bible

Posted on March 23, 2011 by hirohurl

2011 is the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Version of the Bible and Professor Gordon Campbell, who teaches Renaissance Literature at the University of Leicester, is giving a series of lectures on the King James Version … Continue reading →

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English Renaissance Podcast: Shakespeare’s Sonnet #4, Read by David Hurley

Posted on March 1, 2011 by hirohurl

IV. Unthrifty loveliness why dost thou spend Upon thy self thy beauty’s legacy? Nature’s bequest gives nothing, but doth lend, And being frank she lends to those are free: Then, beauteous niggard, why dost thou abuse The bounteous largess given … Continue reading →

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English Renaissance Podcast: Shakespeare’s Sonnet #3, Read by David Hurley

Posted on February 22, 2011 by hirohurl

III. Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest Now is the time that face should form another, Whose fresh repair if now thou not renewest Thou dost beguile the world, unbless some mother. For where is she … Continue reading →

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Zen & The Art Of Pyrrhonian Scepticism: Sarah Bakewell On Montaigne

Posted on February 21, 2011 by hirohurl

In a previous blog post I sought to explain how Michel de Montaigne‘s scepticism, far from being indicative of “atheism”, was in fact a mark of his orthodoxy. I have just noticed an article in the Guardian by Sarah Bakewell … Continue reading →

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