‘Eclogue IV’: Virgil’s Mysterious Prophecy
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‘Eclogue IV’: Virgil’s Mysterious Prophecy

Scholars debate whether Virgil’s cryptic poem foretells the rise of Augustus or of Christ.
Beauty at the Beach: Bournemouth’s East Cliff Hall
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Beauty at the Beach: Bournemouth’s East Cliff Hall

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a rare, late-Victorian seaside villa full of love and world art.
Ventura City Hall: California’s Extravagant Municipal Building
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Ventura City Hall: California’s Extravagant Municipal Building

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit one of the most beautiful neoclassical civic structures on the West Coast.
‘The Summer House’: Quiet and Extraordinary
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‘The Summer House’: Quiet and Extraordinary

Masashi Matsuie’s debut novel is a brilliant, masterful poem in prose about the sublime beauty of architecture working in tandem with nature.
Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’: Faith in a Faithless Age
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Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’: Faith in a Faithless Age

The poet urges a return to tradition and belief in God in the age of science.

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‘Eclogue IV’: Virgil’s Mysterious Prophecy

‘Eclogue IV’: Virgil’s Mysterious Prophecy

Scholars debate whether Virgil’s cryptic poem foretells the rise of Augustus or of Christ.
Beauty at the Beach: Bournemouth’s East Cliff Hall

Beauty at the Beach: Bournemouth’s East Cliff Hall

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a rare, late-Victorian seaside villa full of love and world art.
Ventura City Hall: California’s Extravagant Municipal Building

Ventura City Hall: California’s Extravagant Municipal Building

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit one of the most beautiful neoclassical civic structures on the West Coast.
‘The Summer House’: Quiet and Extraordinary

‘The Summer House’: Quiet and Extraordinary

Masashi Matsuie’s debut novel is a brilliant, masterful poem in prose about the sublime beauty of architecture working in tandem with nature.
Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’: Faith in a Faithless Age

Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’: Faith in a Faithless Age

The poet urges a return to tradition and belief in God in the age of science.
Pericles’s Funeral Oration

Pericles’s Funeral Oration

The statesman’s speech illustrates the importance of articulating higher principles in dire times.
‘Their Chief Claim to Fame Is Fame Itself’: Heroes and Celebrities

‘Their Chief Claim to Fame Is Fame Itself’: Heroes and Celebrities

Historian Daniel Boorstin makes the distinction between heroes and celebrities as defined in this modern age of technology and social media platforms.
Wordsworth’s ‘Among All Lovely Things My Love Had Been’

Wordsworth’s ‘Among All Lovely Things My Love Had Been’

The Romantic poet celebrates how the simple things in life can show true love.
Thomas Jefferson Building: Large-Scale Grandeur

Thomas Jefferson Building: Large-Scale Grandeur

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we look at one of America’s most majestic and impressive federal structures.
How Art Comes to Life: The Myth of Pygmalion

How Art Comes to Life: The Myth of Pygmalion

When something is created with love, the resulting products are imbued with vibrant life.