The Poetry of Common Life (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Patton, Carl Safford

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1334029725 ISBN 13 : 9781334029721

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

The Poetry of Common Life explores how conscience, culture, and honor shape the modern gentleman.

This book examines how three elements come together to form a modern ideal: a strict moral conscience, cultivated intelligence, and a chivalrous sense of honor. It argues that these strands come from different traditions—Judea, Greece, and Northern Europe—and asks how they blend in today’s world. From early Christian influence to the habits of modern life, the author traces how the gentleman adapts without losing core virtues. It invites readers to reflect on why living for a larger idea or goal can give daily life dignity, purpose, and resilience.

• Discover how conscience, culture, and courage blend to shape character.
• Explore how historical ideas about virtue meet modern life and expectations.
• Read about real-life examples of people who lived for ideals beyond themselves.
• Consider how present actions align with lasting moral and social goals.

Ideal for readers of philosophy, history, and moral reflection who want a thoughtful, accessible perspective on what it means to be a gentleman today.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1334029725
• ISBN 13: 9781334029721
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 38
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