 SOLO in Florida at Merritt Island, Saturday, August 20, 6:00 PM
What constitutes "rich" art versus "vacuous" art? This month shall ponder that question through discussion of Ayn Rand's essay "The Esthetic Vacuum of Our Age" in her book The Romantic Manifesto. Learn to use this information to unify the mind, body and emotions of your Authentic Self. As usual, we will have dinner at Applebee's following the discussion.
When: Saturday, August 20, 2005 at 6:00 PM
Where: Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 780 E Merritt Island Cswy, Merritt Island, FL 32952, (321) 453-8202
Shared Inquiry Questions for "The Esthetic Vacuum of Our Age" in The Romantic Manifesto
Interpretive Questions
What does the author mean by the term "esthetic vacuum"?
In what ways does the literature preceding and succeeding the nineteenth century portray man as less than heroic?
In what ways does the literature within the nineteenth century portray man as heroic?
Evaluative Questions
Do you agree with the author that our age suffers from an "esthetic vacuum"?
What do you see as the prospects for heroic literature in the twenty-first century?
What principles on your Belief Window did this essay undermine or reinforce?
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