Comments on: a non-resolution new year’s resolution http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2007/01/01/a-non-resolution-new-years-resolution/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:56:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Wright http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2007/01/01/a-non-resolution-new-years-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-3015 Wright Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:30:16 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/cozart/archives/2007/01/01/a-non-resolution-new-years-resolution/#comment-3015 Some more suggestions: Novels Jane Eyre, for the language Byzantium, for the marvelous historical sketch of the 9th century Magnus, for the grippping story Quo Vadis, for the historical picture of 1st century Rome encountering the Christians Poetry Anaything by Herbert Holy Sonnets of John Donne Milton's Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained (which he considered his greatest work). The theology is a bit off, but the language and content are magnificent. Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Despite the awful title, this work was meant to show us how to progress in holiness, and is filled with gorgeous poetry, memorable stories, and inspiring tales of a noble night in the service of his virtuous lady. A man's book. Some more suggestions:

Novels
Jane Eyre, for the language
Byzantium, for the marvelous historical sketch of the 9th century
Magnus, for the grippping story
Quo Vadis, for the historical picture of 1st century Rome encountering the Christians

Poetry
Anaything by Herbert
Holy Sonnets of John Donne
Milton’s Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained (which he considered his greatest work). The theology is a bit off, but the language and content are magnificent.
Spenser’s The Faerie Queene. Despite the awful title, this work was meant to show us how to progress in holiness, and is filled with gorgeous poetry, memorable stories, and inspiring tales of a noble night in the service of his virtuous lady. A man’s book.

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