Nietzsche: Death of Deity
Nietzsche: Death of Deity By Gabriel Blanchard Only a few authors can claim to have foreseen (or foreshadowed) the chaos of the twentieth century, but the shadow of […]
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Nietzsche: Death of Deity By Gabriel Blanchard Only a few authors can claim to have foreseen (or foreshadowed) the chaos of the twentieth century, but the shadow of […]
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Descartes: The Founder of the Modern Mind By Gabriel Blanchard If all philosophy can be called a footnote to Plato, all modern philosophy can be called a footnote
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Melville: The Smile of the Sea By Sebastian Garren Few novels are as esteemed, as widely taught, or as misunderstood as Moby-Dick. Moby-Dick is one of the most
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St. Gregory the Great: Father of the Eternal City By Gabriel Blanchard It is almost never true that anyone singlehandedly saved a whole community; it might be true
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Student Translation: The Æneid I.430-436 By Anastasia O’Donnell Virgil’s famous epic The Æneid follows the mythic history of the Trojan prince Æneas and his people, after the destruction
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Wilde: The Importance of Being Flippant By Gabriel Blanchard A tagline at the head of an essay is like saying “Thank you” for an unwanted gift: idiotic, and
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Donne: Terrestrial and Celestial Loves By Gabriel Blanchard From intricately composed love lyrics decorated with alchemical and astronomical images, to soaring meditations upon eternity and heaven, the poetry
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Magna Carta: The Law Is King By Travis Copeland The supremacy of law over arbitrary government is not guaranteed by civilization, but cost immense effort to obtain. The
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Cavendish: The Blazing World By Gabriel Blanchard The English Baroque period knew few minds as baroque as that of Margaret Cavendish. Margaret Lucas Cavendish was the first Duchess
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HOW TO READ BOOKS Genre: The Basics By Gabriel Blanchard Want get more out of your daily reading? Join us for everything from specific tips to elementary literary
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