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Philosophy in a New Key (1941)
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Fire is a natural symbol of life and passion, though it is the one element in which nothing can actually live.
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Magic, then, is not a method, but a language; it is part and parcel of that greater phenomenon, ritual, which is the language of religion. Ritual is a symbolic transformation of experiences that no other medium can adequately express.
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As comedy presents the vital rhythm of self-preservation, tragedy exhibits that of self-consummation.
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A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people, as no historical reconstruction can.
Edith Hamilton
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Born:
December 20, 1895
Died:
July 17, 1985
(aged 89)
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