The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
Lascelles Abercrombie
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“Yet the evil still increased, and, like the parasite of barnacles on a ship, if it did not destroy the structure, it obstructed its fair, comfortable progress in the path of life.”
“Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.”
| Don Adams, Comedian (1926) |
| Roberto Calvi, Businessman (1920) |
| Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Politician (1933) |
| Susan Davis, Politician (1944) |
| Peter Davison, Actor (1951) |
| Jeffrey Eugenides, Novelist (1960) |
| Thomas Jefferson, President (1743) |
| Garry Kasparov, Celebrity (1963) |
| Howard Keel, Actor (1919) |
| Jacques Lacan, Psychologist (1901) |
| Bruno Bauer, Theologian (1882) |
| Annie Jump Cannon, Scientist (1941) |
| Jean De La Fontaine, Poet (1695) |