Saturday, December 12, 2009

Join our Symposium to discuss Literature, History, and Art!!!

To discuss literature, literary theory, art, philosophy, and history, please click on the following link:   http://www.thegentlemanscholar.com/Symposium.html

In ancient Greece, a sumposion was an aristocratic banquet where men discussed philosophical and political issues and recited poetry. It began as a warrior feast and rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. The participants (all male aristocrats) wore garlands and reclined on couches while slave boys served them wine. Prayers opened and closed the meetings; sessions sometimes ended with a procession in the streets. In Plato's Symposium, Socrates, Aristophanes, Alcibiades, and others discuss the nature of love.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Welcome to the Gentleman Scholar!!!

This blog in an extension of the Gentleman Scholar website http://www.thegentlemanscholar.com/. Please visit the site to discuss literature in the symposium, to view pictures of famous libraries, to search for books in our online library, to read book, theatre, and art reviews, to discuss politics with English Lords, to check out what literary events are happening in NYC, and to help promote literacy.