Interesting article. I had one class at Baylor in which we memorized more
poetry than we did in all of high school ( "whan that april with its showres
sote...")
I, too, got intrigued by the phrase "to learn by heart." Here's what a
search of Bartleby.com turned up:
"E. Cobham Brewer 1810-1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Learn by Heart (To).
The heart is the seat of understanding; thus the Scripture speaks of men
"wise in heart;" and "slow of heart" means dull of understanding. To learn
by heart is to learn and understand; to learn by rote is to learn so as to
be able to repeat; to learn by memory is to commit to memory without
reference to understanding what is so learnt. However, we employ the phrase
commonly as a synonym for committing to memory."
this article got me thinking about that phrase, 'knowing something by heart.' that's more apt than we recognize, because, as she points out, having these...
by the way, notice that her first phrase was "these fragments," which brings to mind ts eliot's poem that describes modern life as 'the waste land.' the entire...
In a message dated 12/29/02 5:43:47 PM, barry@... writes: Barry: Learning by heart comes from the Greek theory that our brain was in the chest. Now,...
Wtcweaver@...
Dec 30, 2002 12:01 am
tim writes ... heheeeeee! professor weaver: how bout if i stop when you stop misspelling "cousin" and begin putting question marks at the end of your...
In a message dated 12/30/02 1:36:08 AM, barry@... writes: << Oh, alright. Just for the sake of good holiday cheer, I'll capitalize this capital...
Wtcweaver@...
Dec 30, 2002 2:10 pm
Interesting article. I had one class at Baylor in which we memorized more poetry than we did in all of high school ( "whan that april with its showres ...
In a message dated 12/30/02 10:27:11 PM, stingray1@... writes: << The heart is the seat of understanding; thus the Scripture speaks of men "wise in...
Wtcweaver@...
Dec 31, 2002 2:40 pm
... I always thought it was funny that the ancient Greeks were so unempirical. Aristotle would nonchalantly say that men have more teeth than women, based on ...
In a message dated 12/31/02 3:54:43 PM, barry@... writes: << I always thought it was funny that the ancient Greeks were so unempirical. Aristotle...
Wtcweaver@...
Jan 1, 2003 3:51 pm
re both Tim and Barry's comments: Yeah, it's funny how the Greeks didn't get it right, and seems like it would have been easy for them to inquire more...
In a message dated 1/1/03 4:55:50 PM, stingray1@... writes: << re both Tim and Barry's comments: Yeah, it's funny how the Greeks didn't get it right, and...
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