Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Mathilde Blind
Born: March 21, 1841
Died: November 26, 1896 (aged 55)
Bio: Mathilde Blind was a German-born English poet. Her work was praised by Matthew Arnold and French politician and historian Louis Blanc. Her epic poem The Ascent of Man gave an account of the Darwinian theory of evolution.
Known for:
- The Ascent Of Man (1889)
- Dramas In Miniature (1891)
- The Heather on Fire (1886)
- The Prophecy of Saint Oran And Other Poems (1881)
- Madame Roland (1886)