Land of Hope and Glory
“Land of Hope and Glory” is a British patriotic song, with music by Edward Elgar written in 1901 and lyrics by A. C. Benson later added in 1902. Land of hope and glory, mother of the free How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be […]
China’s Tang Poetry: A Magic Formula for Modern Man
China’s Tang—a precious stone, an ornament of pure gold. Isn’t it appropriate to use a flowery metaphor to describe poetry? If so, poetry from China’s Tang Dynasty (618 – 907) deserves the richest of descriptions. After all, the time of Tang was considered a Golden Age for Chinese poetry. The Dynasty was renowned as […]