The Stupidity of Professors
Let's do away with the dumb "not-all" caveats. There are plenty of professors who are excellent, both in their craft and as teachers. But we also need to acknowledge that…
Let's do away with the dumb "not-all" caveats. There are plenty of professors who are excellent, both in their craft and as teachers. But we also need to acknowledge that…
In his book Why Homer Matters, Adam Nicolson pointed out how people seem to generally fall into two camps: those who like the Iliad, and those who like the Odyssey.…
In most stories, "what is it about?" refers to a question of the plot: what happened? In higher literature, there is -- in addition to the plot -- themes and…
After reading Homer extensively over the past six years, in multiple translations and with the addition of a number of commentaries and analyses, I think it is time to begin…
"The man's a war-hero." Is he though? We hear men -- and sometimes women -- called "heroes" today. From soldiers to single moms, even the nobody working the nine-to-five grind…
I recently re-watched The Phantom of the Opera (2004). The film was excellent in many dimensions, and may warrant a more in-depth analysis for itself down the road. But what…
As of late, I have spent considerable time with Gregory Nagy's The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours. It is a phenomenal work of scholarship, a must-read on par with…
Any manner of theology can now be smuggled into people's minds under cover of romance without their knowing it. - C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters, 1939 Reader and commenter "My New…
I would like to make the case that J.R.R. Tolkien'sĀ The Lord of the RingsĀ series is one of the most masterful works of religious rhetoric composed in the last century. As…
By George Orwell Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we…