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Arnold [ˈär-nəld], Edwin, in full Sir Edwin Arnold Born June 10, 1832, Gravesend, Kent, Eng.—died March 24, 1904, London Poet and scholar, best known as the author of The Light of Asia (1879), an epic poem that tells, in elaborate language, of the life and teachings of the Buddha. From 1873 Arnold was chief editor of The Daily Telegraph of London. Before joining the Telegraph, he had been principal of the British government college at Poona (Pune), India. He was knighted in 1888. ...

Moses and Homer Were Color Blind?

Moses and Homer Were Color Blind A Brief History of Color in Literatureby Justin Rice, published on 06/19/2017 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.—from the King James Bible, 1611 It was red and yellow and green and brown And scarlet and black and ochre and peach And ruby and olive and violet and fawn And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve And cream and crimson and silver and rose And azure an...