Category Archives: Social Commentary by Robert Sheppard

ECKERMANN’S CONVERSATIONS WITH GOETHE—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on May 29, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Conversations Of Goethe by Johann Peter Eckermann My rating: 5 of 5 stars ECKERMANN’S CONVERSATIONS WITH GOETHE—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF For those of us who come from the English-speaking world … Continue reading →

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A MOOD OF LAMENTATONS: PIQUE EAST AND WEST

Posted on March 4, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

    A MOOD OF LAMENTATONS:  PIQUE EAST AND WEST                  If only the Chinese weren’t so terribly mediocre. Yes, now in the big cities they are increasingly more or less educated—but that makes them more or less blinkered … Continue reading →

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