Sappho's sacred and erotic poetry led the Greek philosopher, Plato, to call her the "Tenth Muse".| The Culturium
Describing Leo Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, "A Confession" is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty.| The Culturium
Montaigne's essay, "On Solitude", examines how peace of mind can only be discovered when we withdraw from society and live a solitary life.| The Culturium
"The Cloud" by the Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley, is an allegorical meditation on the cycle of dissolution & rebirth.| The Culturium
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "Meditations of a Solitary Walker" describes the philosopher's yearning to live a more natural way of life.| The Culturium
Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Waldeinsamkeit", meaning "forest loneliness", describes the poet's feelings of solitude & deep connection to nature.| The Culturium
Thoreau's "Walking" is an exquisite distillation of his ideas regarding the relationship between civilized existence & the natural world.| The Culturium