Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750) was a German composer and lutenist. Although largely overshadowed by renaissance lute composers like John Dowland, Weiss was known as the most prolific and successful lutenist…
Today I would like to take a look at the poem All the world’s a stage by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1565-1616). I encountered it not when…
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) is generally regarded as one of history’s most successful leaders and military commanders. He single-handedly changed the course of history by shaping an empire that…
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was a 19th century Russian novelist, short story writer, and essayist, known for his exploration of the human condition in novels like Crime and Punishment. Together…
Stoicism is a Hellenistic school of philosophy founded in the 3rd century BC by Zeno of Citium. It quickly became one of the most popular schools of thought throughout the…
Baroque Music is generally understood as the period or style of classical music from around 1600 to 1750. The name ‘baroque’ comes from the French baroque and further back from…