The Latin poet Titus Lucretius Caro (I century B.C.), speaking of the origins of music in his work De rerum natura, expresses an interesting opinion on the scientific and technological progress that man has attained over the course of time.

Oliver St John Gogarty (1878-1957) was a celebrated Irish doctor and poet. A 'Renaissance' figure, he was renowned as a surgeon, poet, memoirist, senator, athlete and wit. His years as a medical student, although not crowned by academic success, were remarkable for many other achievements. A study of Gogarty's University career provides a number of lessons in the art of being a medical student....

hojatt-ol hagh hakim abolfath-e omar ibn-e ebrahim known as khayyam or khayyami, was a philosopher, mathematician, astrologer, and poet of late fifth-early sixth century a.d. for long he was famous for his scientific features, however, later on his stanzas, were introduced to the world, the west in particular, through the translations provided by the nineteenth century british poet fitzgerald. ...

Oliver Wendell Holmes, the physician, poet and novelist, was a frequent and at times outspoken commentator on the practice of medicine. His speeches and writings reveal Holmes's remarkable wit and facility in addressing such topics as medical education, drug prescription and medicine in society. Although delivered in the previous century his comments often seem to retain remarkable relevance in...

Heine’s poem ‘Still ist die Nacht, es ruhen die Gassen’ (‘The night is still, the streets are dumb’), written in the early 1820s, describes a nocturnal encounter between the poet and his double. The poet returns to stand under the window of the house where his beloved once lived, only to find his double on duty in his place. To the poet, the double’s sighs and hand-wringing seem to be a mocking...

guillaume apollinaire is a famous french poet and writer of the twentieth century. innovations in modern french poetry has caused him to be remembered as a veteran in this field and it has also added a special beauty to his poetry that cannot be seen in the poetry of other poets before him. he is often known for his “calligrammes”. alcools is his most famous collection of poems in europe, espec...

In the field of natural and man-made disasters, fire has played a predominant role. A report is presented of fire disasters in the twentieth century, with a chronological analysis of different worldwide typologies.

Yu Xiuhua’s poems have entered people’s field of vision in the 21st century. Readers often satisfy their curiosity with life situation Xiuhua suffering from cerebral palsy. should be paid more attention to his identity as a “poet”. power shake hearts. She expresses her experience, perception, love desire, etc. poems, which brings artistic aesthetic enjoyment people. Therefore, it is necessary e...

Travel writing has enjoyed continuous success since the Renaissance, and has been an important factor in shaping perceptions of individual and group identities. Especially during the second half of the eighteenth century and throughout the nineteenth century travelogues constituted an influential part of the discourse on culture, and helped, through their descriptions of the foreign and a reaff...