Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)The Philosophy of Composition, by Edgar Allan PoeSweet illusion to those who think that a great artistic creation is the fruit of any divine illuminationOct 15, 20203Oct 15, 20203
Published inILLUMINATIONJude the Obscure, by Thomas HardyJude the Obscure exposes the entrails of this repugnant organization called society.Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
Democracy, an American Novel, by Henry AdamsAdams saw American skyscrapers doomed to become, one day, ruins of an ugly and false civilization.Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Published inILLUMINATIONDon Quijote de la Mancha, by Miguel de CervantesDon Quijote de la Mancha awakens in the reader infinite compassionOct 11, 20204Oct 11, 20204
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)The Poetic Principle, by Edgar Allan PoeThe poet never sits concerned with the logical exposition of an idea or feelingOct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Fathers and Sons, by Ivan TurgenevIt is said of Bazarov — the protagonist of Fathers and Sons, by Ivan Turgenev — the first nihilistic character in history.Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020
The World as Will and Representation, by SchopenhauerThis work, if read with sincerity and giving credit to the author, is an authentic poison, and perhaps the most potent.Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor DostoevskyIt was Crime and Punishment my first contact with Dostoevsky: I had never read any author who approached his psychological acuity.Aug 4, 20205Aug 4, 20205
Candide, or Optimism, by VoltaireVoltaire’s Candide, or Optimism is the best vaccine against the risible contemporary notion of man’s self-reliance.Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
Orthodoxy, by G. K. ChestertonThat is what great readings leave: strong impressions.Jul 23, 2020Jul 23, 2020
