JOSQUIN

Hailey Buckley
Aug 31, 2018 · 5 min read

In the course of history, talent of one kind or another crops up all over the place, nourished by an international culture that ignores frontiers. However, it occasionally happens that a particular kind of talent flourishes with exceptional strength in just one place. The famous example, in antiquity, is the extraordinary dominance of Athens as home of tragic and comic theatre. In modern times, during the nineteen-twenties, the world of long-distance running was absolutely…

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Alphabeticon

"Alphabeticon" is a series of small books about men and women, past and present, who have been important in various fields of human endeavour, such as the arts and sciences, politics, religion, sport, and so on. Each volume contains twenty-six chapters; alphabetically arranged.

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