Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer
Christoph Willibald (von) Gluck was a German composer, one of the most important opera composers of the Classical music era, particularly remembered for Orfeo ed Euridice...
Looking for Spinoza, Damasio
As he seeks to unlock the secrets of such things as joy and sorrow, Antonio Damasio pursues a unifying theory in Looking for Spinoza. Why Spinoza? The philosopher, whom D...
The Romantics, Timeline BBC
This timeline of publishing dates from the Romantic period highlights some key writing that formed the basis for much of the artistic and political thought of the day. It...
Bram Stoker
Bram (Abraham) Stoker was born November 8, 1847 in Dublin, Ireland. His father was a civil servant and his mother was a charity worker and writer. Stoker was a sick...
