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Day 41 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeJun 13: Plutarch's ARISTIDESAthens Flouts AristidesAthenians gave Aristides the title of "The Just." Later they wanted to banish him. One voter wanted Aristides banished merely because he was weary of hearing him called " The Just." Read from Plutarch's ARISTIDES ............... Vol. 12, pp. 85-94 Jun 14: Plato's CRITOA Philosopher Prefers Prison Cell"Socrates unceasingly strove for beauty, truth, and perfection. Sentenced to death on a false charge, he refused to escape from the death cell, even when opportunity was offered. Read: Plato's CRITO ............................... Vol. 2, pp. 31-43 Jun 15: Froissart's WAT TYLER'S REBELLIONStrikers Storm the Tower of London Led by Wat Tyler in 1381, great troops of villagers and rustics marched on London—laid siege to the Tower—sacked the apartments of the King and murdered his ministers. Froissart gives first-hand information of this rebellion. Read from Froissart's WAT TYLER'S REBELLION ....... Vol. 35, pp. 60-72 Jun 16: Byron's MANFREDSpirits at the Top of the WorldThe inaccessible mountain tops were ever venerated as the haunts of all mysteries. Manfred, hero of Byron's play, seeks upon the high Alps the aid of spirits, specters, and goblins. What unearthly adventures await him! Read from Byron's MANFRED .................... Vol. 18, pp. 415-428 |