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Homer, the Consummate Poet: An Introduction for Dante Readers
Discover why the ancient bard still speaks to us—and why Dante readers should listen.
Mar 7
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February 2025
Hippocrates and the Art of Medicine
Exploring the Legacy of the "Father of Medicine" Through His Writings and Oath
Feb 19
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Upon That Day We Read No More
Francesca da Rimini and courtly love/lust: a rare translation of Inferno Canto V by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Feb 12
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Towering Rebels: The Giants of Genesis
More on Nimrod, the Nephilim, and the Fall.
Feb 1
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January 2025
Sins of the First Family
Genesis and Adam & Eve in Dante's Divine Comedy
Jan 23
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"The West is Dead": Paul Kingsnorth and the L.A. Fires
"And after the fire, a still small voice." 1 Kings 19:12
Jan 16
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"The West is Dead": Paul Kingsnorth and the L.A. Fires
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Dante's Heavens ~ Essential Reading and Viewing
Go deeper with these ancient and contemporary authors.
Jan 4
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December 2024
Stairway to Heaven
How Dante's Divine Comedy unites cosmology and human destiny.
Dec 30, 2024
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Stairway to Heaven
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Being and Becoming: A Prelude to Dante's Cosmos
What can Dante teach us about how to think about reality?
Dec 23, 2024
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Heavenly City, Earthly City
Dante vs. Machiavelli on the role of Fortune in history
Dec 20, 2024
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Lions and Leopards and Wolves, Oh My!
Exploring Vice and Meaning in Dante’s Dark Wood | Inferno Canto 1
Dec 18, 2024
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Dante as Homo Viator: The Journey of Transformation
How this series came about.
Dec 13, 2024
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