"There will be no economic recovery in the world until economics itself, the making of money, the having of jobs, becomes ethical; is based on good will rather than on the ill will which has been predominant for centuries."
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Here I publish excerpts from seminar papers and class reports about the poetry and literature of America, England, France, and elsewhere, showing some of the variety of what I have studied and learned from the education Aesthetic Realism, founded in 1941 by poet and scholar Eli Siegel.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Economics & Human Lives
This is the title of the forthcoming issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known, which will usefully educate people in how to see the financial crisis we are in the midst of now. In this important issue, number 1729, editor Ellen Reiss writes in her commentary about the real cause of the economic meltdown and what is necessary for economics to be strong and kind. And she discusses what Eli Siegel, poet, critic, and founder of Aesthetic Realism was first to see in 1976, the truth of which has been borne out year after year. Mr. Siegel explained:
Thursday, February 21, 2008
How Should a Person Be Seen?
(Picture of Derek Mali as Bounderby, L) Timothy Lynch and Carrie Wilson, R)
This is the title of an Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company production of Eli Siegel's great lecture on Charles Dickens' Hard Times. There will be a special repeat performance of this moving, educational event on Sunday, April 27 at 2:30 PM at the Aesthetic Realism Foundation, 141 Greene Street, NYC . There will be scenes from the novel, and songs about Labor, Learning, & the Human Heart!
You will have the opportunity to be stirred to your depths, to really understand economics today--what has been happening and what needs to change!
You will have the opportunity to be stirred to your depths, to really understand economics today--what has been happening and what needs to change!
I urge you to make your reservations today: Call 212-777-4490
See you there,
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