Why Read Old (Pagan) Books?
At the end of each semester, I inevitably have one or two well-meaning students who are still unsure why they were asked to devote so much time…
The Wonder of “The Comedy”: How to Read Dante
Although the Comedy is a poem of impeccable order, the poet is careful to make sure that our first impression is not of the poem’s architecture but…
Globalism, Technology . . . and the Humanities?
I would like you to imagine the following situation: Sometime after graduation a college student is hired as an intern at his university’s newly founded Center for…