Tag: Books
“Robinson Crusoe” and Modernity ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Timothy H.Williams “Robinson Crusoe” contains profound messages for us today. It is an enactment of the modern, secular individual making his way alone in the world and overcoming challenges through the power of his own unaided reason. At the same time, in pointing to… Continue Reading ““Robinson Crusoe” and Modernity ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
G.K. Chesterton’s “Orthodoxy” and Conservatism ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Michael De Sapio Turning the popular negative connotation of “orthodoxy” on its head, G.K. Chesterton argues that orthodoxy is anything but dull and musty, but on the contrary exciting and adventuresome… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/10/g-k-chesterton-orthodoxy-conservatism-michael-de-sapio.html
Remembering Michael Novak’s “Democratic Capitalism” ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bradley Birzer One doesn’t have to agree with everything Michael Novak argued to recognize the genius of the man. Like all true conservatisms, his democratic capitalism was as much an anti-system as anything recognizable as a system. He was a giant of an… Continue Reading “Remembering Michael Novak’s “Democratic Capitalism” ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Virgil Thomson on Music and Culture ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Michael de Sapio As a composer Virgil Thomson was a minor master, but his critical prose ranks with some of the best writing on music in English… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/09/virgil-thomson-music-culture-michael-de-sapio.html
Timelessness and “Times Square” ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Joseph Pearce “Times Square and Other Stories” by William Baer, a man and writer who is truly alive in the presence of the past, is storytelling at its best, both compelling and contemplative. Those who take up this volume will be changed for… Continue Reading “Timelessness and “Times Square” ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Dante’s Transformed Love: Musings on the Poet’s Love for Beatrice ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Darrell Falconburg If the “Vita Nuova” had been the only major work Dante had made, this work alone would have earned him the reputation as a great poet of Western Civilization… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/09/dante-transformed-love-musings-poets-love-beatrice-darrell-falconburg.html
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