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…how many stages has life? English Renaissance writers and
painters took to the task of finding and enshrining an
answer. Those who found three followed the authority of
Aristotle, equating the stages of life with morning, midday,
and evening. Four had a natural analog in temperate
zones cultures, in the progression of the seasons
from spring to winter. Five mirrored the number of acts in
Shakespearean drama…
—Tyler Volk
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