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Ancient Greek Literature & Mythology

Poets, Playwrights, Gods, and Heroes   Read all about the fascinating world of ancient Greek mythology, drama, history, and religion with glossaries, lists, quizzes, crosswords, and more. You…

Walt Whitman: Proud Music of the Storm, Part 4

Part 4I hear those odes, symphonies, operas, I hear in the William Tell the music of an arous'd and angry people, I hear Meyerbeer's Huguenots, the Prophet, or Robert, Gounod's Faust, or…

Alan Seeger

Seeger, Alan[1888-1916](1)Born in New York City, June 22, 1888. He spent his childhood upon Staten Island, where he was constantly in sight of the great steamships of all nations moving in…

1977 Gramophone Awards

ChamberShostakovich, String Quartets nos. 4 and 12, Fitzwilliam Quartet (Decca)ChoralElgar, Coronation Ode; Parry, I Was Glad, Philip Ledger conducting Kings College Choir and New…

The Nine Muses

The Goddesses of Inspiration The Nine Muses were Ancient Greek goddesses (or nymphs) who ruled over the arts and sciences and offered inspiration in those subjects. In the most popular account,…

Coleridge: Youth and Age

Dejection: an OdeWork without HopeYouth and Age Verse, a breeze mid blossoms straying, Where Hope clung feeding, like a bee— Both were mine! Life went a-maying With Nature, Hope…