By David B. Gosselin3 hours ago10 minWhy We Need the Tragic: Schiller, Cassandra and the Rebirth of Tragedy“Trust me, the fountain of youth, it is no fable. It is running Truly and always. Ye ask, where? In poetical art.” —Friedrich Schiller,...
TranslationApr 122 minHector's Farewell by Friedrich SchillerAndromache Hector, are you now forever leaving Me to venture where Achilles, weeping, Piles dire hecatombs for Patroclus? Who will teach...
By David B. GosselinMar 229 minProfiles in Poetry: Johann Wolfgang Goethe"The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 –...
TranslationMar 22 minThe Legend of the Horseshoe by Wolfgang GoetheWhen Jesus Christ still walked over the Earth, Outcast, and not yet known by holy birth, Though followed by many an eager youth Who...