Catherine: An Author Profile
CatherineAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown St. Catherine of Siena was undaunted by her own status and that of others, following her conscience alone. ❧ Full name and […]
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Bonhoeffer: An Author Profile
BonhoefferAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Bonhoeffer united the courage of a martyr with the profundity of a sage. ❧ Full name and titles: the Reverend Doctor Dietrich
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Gibbon: An Author Profile
GibbonAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Gibbon has left his mark on English-language literature and history. ❧ Full name and titles: Edward Gibbon [ĕd-wàŕd gĭb-øn; see our pronunciation guide
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Student Essay: Machiavelli and Jules Verne
Student Essay: Machiavelli and Jules Verne By Suzan Cumings Verne’s novel offers us a character study of a man who pursues the theory of Machiavelli. What qualities define
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Four Marks of a Classic Book
Four Marks of a Classic Book By Gabriel Blanchard What do we mean when we call the great books “great”? The CLT author bank, our version of a
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Tolkien and the Classics
Tolkien and the Classics By Travis Copeland Tolkien’s thoughtful criticism of the Western canon starkly contrasts with the fashionable attacks on it in our own day. In a
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Bunyan: An Author Profile
BunyanAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Bunyan conveys great moral and spiritual insight in a surprisingly accessible novel. ❧ Full name and titles: John Bunyan [jôn bŭn-yàn; see
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Averroes: An Author Profile
AverroesAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Though little studied today, Averroes was one of the chief architects of Medieval thought. ❧ Full name and titles: أبو الوليد محمد
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Wollstonecraft: An Author Profile
WollstonecraftAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Wollstonecraft represented the first glimmer of female equality before the law. ❧ Full name and titles: Mary Wollstonecraft [mê-rē wõł-støn-krăft; see our pronunciation
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Student Essay: Humility in “Pride and Prejudice”
Student Essay: Humility in Pride and Prejudice By Ana Schau The moral development of the principal characters is not only the theme of Pride and Prejudice, but the
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