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Day 23 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeMar 29: EPIC AND SAGAHero and Goddess Break Engagement Brynhild, favorite goddess of Norse mythology, plighted troth with Sigurd, fearless warrior. But Sigurd forgot Brynhild and married Gudrun, whose brother, Gunner, then set out to win the beautiful Brynhild. Complications very like a modern triangle arose. Read from EPIC AND SAGA .................... Vol. 49, pp. 307-317 Mar 30: Manzoni's I PROMESSI SPOSIThe Plague of Milan"I Promessi Sposi," a seventeenth century novel, vividly describes the devastating plague of Milan. Then whole families sickened in a few hours and died in less than a day's time of strange and violent complaints whose symptoms were unknown to physicians. Read from Manzoni's I PROMESSI SPOSI ........ Vol. 21, pp. 500-512 Mar 31: Walton's LIFE OF DR. DONNEThe Ghastly Whim of John DonneMonuments are usually made from death masks, but John Donne took pleasure in posing for his, wrapped from head to foot in a shroud. Isaak Walton tells of this in his fascinating biography of the eccentric poet. Read from Walton's LIFE OF DR. DONNE ....... Vol. 15, pp. 364-369 Apr 1: BROWNING'S POEMS"Oh! to Be in England Now That April's There"Everyone knows the pangs of homesickness in the spring. Even bright, sparkling Italy could not wean Browning's affection from the green hedgerows of misty England. Read: BROWNING'S POEMS ................. Vol. 42, pp. 1068-1074 |