Homer Versus Virgil
Homer’s epics tell us less about the epoch in which they were written than does Virgil’s, whose work is very much a product of its own time.
Results from Tag: 'literature'
Famous or Forgotten: 12 Poets Everyone Should Know
May the flame of the Famous Five burn ever brighter; may the flame of the Secret Seven be rekindled.
Ancient Greeks Teach Lessons for Today on Religious Liberty
‘Antigone’ especially offers timeless lessons about the clash between secular power and religious liberty
Great Christian Poems Teach Priceless Lessons About Life
I hope to live the life of virtue that great poetry inspires
Why Do Things That Go Without Saying Keep Getting Said?
These two new volumes of verse communicate certain truths well, others less well.
Our Lady in Literature: A Beacon of Light in the Gloom of the Death Culture
The pride of the world can be defeated only by the exaltation of the humble.
Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Isn’t About What You Think It’s About
A closer look at how ‘violent delights have violent ends,’ from a conversation with Juliet’s siblings.
In the Beginning Are the Words: Logos, Language and Liberty
In the beginning was the Word and words are the way that the Word can be better understood and communicated.
A New Catholic Revival in the Arts
After 40 years in the desert, we are beginning to see a new Catholic revival in the arts.
Childlike People Go to Heaven and Childish People Go to Hell
G.K. Chesterton became Christ-like by remaining childlike, and so must we.
