The Lure of Gold

The Lure of GoldWhen Hesiod, the Greek poet of the eighth century B. C., recounted the history of the world as he understood it, he described the legendary first generation of mortal men, who lived in peace and ease, as the people of gold. Nearly three millennia later, we still refer to a particularly happy or prosperous era as a golden age. The reason Hesiods metaphor translates so perfectly into our own idiom is that the mystique of gold, the quintessential

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one that will inspire contemporary audiences to heed the lessons of the ghosts—just as Dickens intended—and be kind to each other this holiday season and all throughout the year

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interactive approach to art — and to the world — promotes self-exploration