Motivation

What is poetry, how many kinds of it are there, and what are their specific effects? Aristotle's Poetics is the most influential book on poetry ever written. A founding text of European aesthetics and literary criticism, from it stems much of our modern understanding of the creation and impact of imaginative writing, including poetry, drama, and fiction. For Aristotle, the art of representation conveys universal truths which we can appreciate more easily than the lessons of history or philosophy. In his short treatise Aristotle discusses the origins of poetry and its early development, the nature of tragedy and plot, and offers practical advice to playwrights. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: 🚀 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person 📕 Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.com/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, the Franks and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annexe” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and surprisingly humorous, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: 🚀 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person 📕 Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.com/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson Written in the middle of his career, Idylls of the King is Tennyson's longest and most ambitious work. Reflecting his lifelong interest in Arthurian themes, his primary sources were Malory's Morte d'Arthur and the Welsh Mabinogion. For him, the Idylls embodied the universal and unending war between sense and soul, and Arthur the highest ideals of manhood and kingship; an attitude totally compatible with the moral outlook of his age. Poetically, Tennyson was heir to the Romantics, and Keats's influence in particular can be seen clearly in much of his work. Yet Tennyson's style is undoubtedly his own and he achieved a delicacy of phrase and subtlety of metrical effect that are unmatched. This edition, based on the text authorized by Tennyson himself, contains full critical apparatus. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: 🚀 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person 📕 Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.com/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/ #DailyMotivation #InspireChange #Dostoevsky #CarlJung #FriedrichNietzsche #MarcusAurelius #LeoTolstoy #OscarWilde #Philosophy #Plato #Socrates #Stoic #Stoicism #AncientWisdom #BetterPeople

In Memoriam is Tennyson's tribute to his friend Arthur Henry Hallam who died at the age of 22, written over a period of 17 years. The original title of the poem was "The Way of the Soul", and this might give an idea of how the poem is an account of all Tennyson's thoughts and feelings as he copes with his grief over such a long period, including wrestling with the big philosophico-scientific questions of his day. It is perhaps because of this that the poem is still popular with and of interest to modern readers. Owing to its length and its arguable breadth of focus, the poem might not be thought an elegy or a dirge in the strictest formal sense. The poem is not arranged exactly in the order in which it was written. The prologue, for example, is thought to have been one of the last things written. Critics believe, however, that the poem as a whole is meant to be chronological in terms of the progression of Tennyson's grief. The passage of time is marked by the three descriptions of Christmas at different points in the poem, and the poem ends with a description of the marriage of Tennyson's sister. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: 🚀 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person 📕 Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.com/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

An inspiring work that offers direction and wise counsel for increasing awareness of self, one's motivations, and the importance of each person's unique contribution to society. First published in 1926 as The Science of Living, Alfred Adler's Understanding Life provides a straightforward and common-sense system for learning more about ourselves, the reasons for our behavior, and ways to change for the better. Adler provides guidelines for discovering how our beliefs--our "private logic"--hold us back, as well as useful tools for breaking free of this negative thinking. Stressing individual uniqueness and creative ability as well as the importance of common sense, Adler shows us how to work toward our goals without worrying about the outcome. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: 🚀 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person 📕 Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.com/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/