English 1022E Lecture 24: English Notes - Full Length of Course
31 Aug 2018
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Oh wondrous and unsurpassable felicity [happiness] of man, to whom is granted to have what he chooses, to be what he wills to be who will not look with awe upon this chameleon? . [fortune"s] ruthless will has just deposed once fearful kings from low she lifts a conquered head see happiness from utter desolation grow boethius (roman writer under sentence of death) -argues that when things look good (i. e. top of wheel of fortune) that means we should be careful because things can go down and when at bottom, things can go up. -when you accept this, you can adopt a philosophical view of the world. Importance of italian of english language during the renaissance. At one level the brother, at the level of fairy tale he is a magician able to control the world; wants to bring harmony and undo damage. Magnum opus: his great work his project to turn base metal (i. e. lead) into gold.
