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Day 6 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day Challenge





Jan 21: ANDERSEN'S TALES

The Nightingale's Healing Melody

The Emperor of China lies on his deathbed grieving for the
song of his favorite bird. Hark, the song! It charms, coaxes,
and bribes Death to depart. It brings new life to the master.

Read from ANDERSEN'S TALES ...........  Vol. 17, pp. 301-310


Jan 22: Corneille's POLYEUCTE

A King's Pleasure Now Yours

The classic plays of French literature are produced to-day precisely
as when they were given for the resplendent kings they
were written to please. We are fortunate to have in English,
excellent translations of these noble plays.

Read from Corneille's POLYEUCTE ................   Vol. 26, pp. 77-87


Jan 23: Pascal's THE ART OF PERSUASION

Pascal Knew Men and Triangles

Pascal, the keen-minded philosopher and mathematician, fathomed
the human traits of man's nature with the same accurate
measurements which made him famous in the realm of geometry.
Read his searching analysis of man's conceit.

Read: Pascal's THE ART OF PERSUASION .........  Vol. 48, pp. 400-411


Jan 24: Homer's ODYSSEY

Odysseus Silenced the Sirens

When his ship approached the siren's rock, Odysseus stuffed
the ears of his crew with wax and had himself bound to the mast
that he might hear the alluring voice of the siren and yet not
wreck his ship on the enchanted rock.

Read from Homer's ODYSSEY ..................   Vol. 22, pp. 165-173