Santayana takes three poets who each put a whole philosophy into verse. Lucretius stands for naturalism and the atoms, Dante for the supernatural order of Christian faith, and Goethe’s Faust for the restless romantic will, and each is examined for what his vision can still help a modern reader to become. The book began as Harvard lectures.
Elegant criticism from one of America’s finest prose stylists, rewarding for lovers of poetry and philosophy alike. Download the free EPUB.