The Humanities Library
Postcard #24
Hello and welcome back to another edition of THE POSTCARD, Unregistered’s fortnightly roundup of recommendations.
Thoughts, tools, and treats
Every now and then, I showcase a single writer or magazine in a POSTCARD. Given that I'm in Oxford this week, The Humanities Library feels like the perfect fit. It's a weekly publication curating the classics and the underappreciated, arranged by topic. The editor prefers to remain anonymous but describes himself as „a directionless man (who) graduated from a prestigious UK university (and is now) turning to the bookshelf in search of guidance.“ Here's a collection of my favorite editions from the first year of its existence, paired with an encouragement to subscribe. It’s free and priceless.
Breakfast
Just like its topic, this post is a feast. Bonus edition: on coffee.
Jazz, cities, trains & railways
Anthologies of writing and art inspired by Jazz, cities, trains and railways.
Nostalgia
The curator concludes: "Maybe remaining connected to a time when we could really feel, before the habits and routines of adulthood dulled the senses, is not escapism, but a way of grounding ourselves in something real when the present feels too chaotic to grasp."
Keeping a diary
Featuring fantastic diary writers like André Gide, Susan Sontag, and Virginia Woolf.
Should I go walking in the rain?
For anyone who has ever stared out the window and considered a walk in the rain, world literature has some answers.
Noteworthy
“Whether we end up using the negative opinions of others to grow from, or we ignore them entirely, the important thing is to continue to do something, especially if that thing - writing the next great novel, being a comforting presence to a child in need of sleep - adds beauty to the world.”
—The Humanities Library, How Do I Deal With Rejection?
A mystery link leading into the unknown
After such an abundance of high culture...
As always,
Dirk
P.S.: Feel free to send me pointers to articles, books, sites, pods, tools, and treats that could be interesting for this roundup. While I cannot promise to link them, I read and appreciate every hint
Kudos for a superbly “curated” stream of stimulating posts. I was educated in the Ancient Classics but love the Medieval, Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Romantic Periods as well. My current interests focus on Modernist literature and Jungian psychology, though I am eclectic in reading poetry and novels without limitation as to time period. My favorite ’bright spark’ is Adam Walker and his YouTube channel and poetry study group Versed (which is on the Mighty platform). I just turned 85 so have to be selective in what I follow online, which is one of the reasons The Humanities Library is so valuable to me.
Thank you so much for your comments here Dirk!