Classical Book Review: The Icelandic Sagas: Tales of Kings and Heroes (Folio)
By Joshua Philipp Abbie Farwell Brown described the far north in his 1902 book, "In The Days of Giants," as...
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Classical Book Review: John Keats: Poetry of Quiet Longing and Natural Beauty (Folio)
By Joshua Philipp The poetry of John Keats is known for its light and dreamy nature. Even in his time,...
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Classical Book Review: Dante’s Vita Nuova and Reflections on Divine Love (Folio)
By Joshua Philipp The Italian poet Dante Alighieri is best known for his journey into hell, purgatory, and heaven which...
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Classical Book Review: A Brief Look at ‘The Kojiki’ (Tuttle)
By Joshua Philipp The Japanese creation story begins in a time of primordial chaos, and from this the god Izanagi...
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By Joshua Philipp Just as flowers fall, so shall we all What meaning to find before time makes its call...
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Poetry is everywhere. It is the lyrics in the songs on the radio, in our national anthems, in the fight...
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I really love extended metaphors like this. You’ve truly outdone yourself with this one, Jeffrey! It’s not only beautifully put…
Polar bears, Susan, as far as I can tell, are more likely to snort than to snigger.
Not only did you slip in an unusual helping of alliteration, Margaret ("murky mud" being only the most prominent) but…
Thank you, Brian, for bringing attention to the ability of the Third Reich to cancel and invalidate great artists in…
The irony of the first poem is that the "defender of the fatherland" worked so hard to destroy the German…
