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Former President of Harvard University Charles W. Eliot wrote in his introduction to the Harvard Classics, "In my opinion, a five-foot shelf would hold books enough to give a liberal education to any ... more
FAQs about Harvard Classics:How many episodes does Harvard Classics have?The podcast currently has 1,286 episodes available.
June 30, 2021Introductory Note: The Tragedy of MacbethIntroductory note on The Tragedy of Macbeth (Volume 46, Harvard Classics)...more2minPlay
June 30, 2021The Tragedy of Macbeth (Act III), by William ShakespeareMacbeth, spurred on by the ambitious and crafty Lady Macbeth, committed murder to secure the crown of Scotland. But he paid dearly for his gain. Ghostly guests appeared at his banquet and threatened him with dire threats. (Volume 46, Harvard Classics)Shakespeare's Globe Theatre burned June 29, 1613....more15minPlay
June 29, 2021Introductory Note: Charles Darwin (#2)Introductory note on Charles Darwin (#2) (Volume 29, Harvard Classics)...more4minPlay
June 29, 2021The Voyage of the Beagle (Ch. III), by Charles DarwinA very definite etiquette is followed by a stranger on the vast plains of South America. "Ave Maria" is the common salutation. If the stranger is on horseback, he does not alight until invited to do so by his host. Once in the house, the stranger must converse a while before asking shelter for the night. (Volume 29, Harvard Classics)...more25minPlay
June 28, 2021Introductory Note: Francis BaconIntroductory note on Francis Bacon (Volume 3, Harvard Classics)...more5minPlay
June 28, 2021Essays (Of Envy), Francis BaconThere is a human trait most poisonous to a man's blood. Man seeks to avoid it because he knows that it lies like a curse upon him. Just what is the poisonous human failing? Who are most subject to it? Bacon tells you in one of his best essays. (Volume 3, Harvard Classics)Francis Bacon enrolled at Cambridge University, June 27, 1576....more12minPlay
June 27, 2021Introductory Note: BeowulfIntroductory note on Beowulf (Volume 49, Harvard Classics)...more4minPlay
June 27, 2021Beowulf (Sec. XXII-XXIII)At the bottom of the ocean was the home of the monster who had desolated the king's halls. Beowulf, bravest of warriors, descended beneath the waves to fight the beast. The king's men, waiting above, saw the waves become colored with blood. Hero or monster - who had won? (Volume 49, Harvard Classics)...more10minPlay
June 26, 2021Introductory Note: Robert HerrickIntroductory note on Robert Herrick (Wikipedia)...more1minPlay
June 26, 2021Poems, Robert Herrick"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today, to-morrow will be dying?" Herrick was only a humble country minister with a wealth of wisdom and a keen appreciation of life, which he expressed in lyrics of wonderful beauty and melody. (Volume 40, Harvard Classics)...more11minPlay
FAQs about Harvard Classics:How many episodes does Harvard Classics have?The podcast currently has 1,286 episodes available.