Harvard Classics Podcast
1) Introductory Note: Egmont by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Introductory note on Egmont by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Volume 19, Harvard Classics)
2) Egmont (Act I, Scene I), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Spain sent the Duke of Alva to subdue the Netherlands. In quelling disorder he killed the people's hero, Count Egmont. From this story Goethe made a famous play. (Volume 19, Harvard Classics) Egmont s...Show More
3) Introductory Note: William Harvey
Introductory note on William Harvey (Volume 38, Harvard Classics)
4) On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals, by William Harvey
Galileo, by holding his pulse while watching a swinging cathedral lamp, evolved a theory that made clocks possible. Harvey, by feeling his pulse, educed that arteries carry blood. (Volume 38, Harvard ...Show More
5) Introductory Note: Jean Jacques Rousseau
Introductory note on Jean Jacques Rousseau (Volume 34, Harvard Classics)
6) Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar, by Jean Jacques Rousseau
A "Back to Nature" movement in the seventeenth century was headed by Rousseau, who believed that civilization was degrading. To save money for his work, he entrusted each of his children to the tender...Show More
7) Introductory Note: Christopher Marlowe
Introductory note on Christopher Marlowe (Volume 19, Harvard Classics)
8) The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe
For the best blank verse in English, read "Dr. Faustus," the masterpiece of Marlowe, who gave Shakespeare lessons in playwriting. This genius knew the secret of gripping drama. (Volume 19, Harvard Cla...Show More
9) Preface to Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman is the most original and startling of modern poets. An irony of his life is that while he wrote for the contemporary masses, only a limited number of followers appreciated his genius, now...Show More
10) Introductory Note: Walt Whitman
Introductory note on Walt Whitman (the Ridpath Library of Universal Literature)