Sage Against the Machine
Railing against these machines, philosopher C.E.M. Joad said, "The only way to see the country is to walk in it"
What are cars (automobiles)
A person in their 80s (12)
What is octagenarian
It's the occupational surname shared by Plymouth Colony governor John & scientist George Washington
What is Carver
The novel titled this "Patient" is set in Italy & was written by Sri Lankan-Canadian Michael Ondaatje
What is The English
The 60 or so works bearing the name of this "Father of Medicine" likely weren't written by him, nor was his oath
Who is Hippocrates?
His "Das Kapital" says that a machine " immediately becomes a competitor of the workman"
Who is Marx?
To swing back & forth (9)
What is Oscillate
Reasonably enough, this last name of Canadian author Margaret refers to one who lives in or near a forest
What is Attwood
Born off Queensland, Kath Walker, aka Oodgeroo Noonuccal, wrote "We Are Going", the 1st book of poems by a person of this ethnicity
Who is Aboriginal?
After Ptolemy I wished for an easier way to study it, Euclid said, "there is no royal road to" this branch of math
What is Geometery?
Some cybersecurity experts warn about Russian-developed FaceApp, best known for virtually doing this to people's faces
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What is Opus?
In the names Kirkman & Kirkland, Kirk refers to one of these
What is Church
Gabriel Sundukian wrote this language's greatest dramas in what's now the country of Georgia
What is Armenian?
He said, "The unexamined life is not worth living", so let's examine it--he wed Xanthippe & was an Athenian Hoplite soldier
Who is Socrates?
This author's 1952 novel "Player Piano" deals with a man rebelling against a machine-filled dystopia
Who is Vonnegut
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What is Olla?
In Vietnam, an estimated 40% of the population answer to this last name, the country's most popular
Who is Nguyen
This poet told the Nobel Banquet, "Our Irish theatre could (never) have come into existence but for" Henrik Ibsen
Who is Yeats
Aeschylus penned the tale of this title Titan, visited by Oceanus & Io... C'mon, you're bound to remember him!
Who is Promethus?
In 1816 Lord Byron penned a "Song for" these loom-smashing rioters who were being displaced by new technology
Who is Luddites?
Hatred (5)
What is Odium?
Horvat & Knezevic are common surnames in this country; Horvat comes from the country's name for itself in its own language
What s Croatia
Son of a Polish patriot, he was born in what's now Berdychiv, Ukraine & wrote works like "Typhoon" in English
Who is Conrad?
We can give you at least 300 reasons you should know this king of Sparta who headed the Persians off at the pass in 480 B.C.
Who is Leonidas?