Tag: Great Books
Holy Ghosts & the Spirit of Christmas: “A Christmas Carol” ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Joseph Pearce “A Christmas Carol” is, as might be expected of a meditation on the spirit of Christmas, a literary work that operates most profoundly on the level of theology… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/12/holy-ghosts-spirit-dickens-christmas-carol-joseph-pearce.html
The World Spins On: “The Value of Herman Melville” ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Daniel Ross Goodman The quest to write the Great American Novel has long been the American literary equivalent of the quest for the Holy Grail. Among the perennial roster of contenders for this legendary status, there is a strong case to be made… Continue Reading “The World Spins On: “The Value of Herman Melville” ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Homer’s “Odyssey” Is a Gift ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Winston Elliott The joy of liberal learning is that it opens us to the gifts from we know not where. Liberal learning is a life-long adventure, an odyssey of the mind, and the spirit. It is not meant only to prepare us to… Continue Reading “Homer’s “Odyssey” Is a Gift ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Leo Tolstoy’s Napoleon: Slave of History ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By David J. Gilbert Leo Tolstoy shows us the character of Napoleon and shows us the hope of near-repentance, and the devastatingly fearful return to a world of artificial phantoms… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2018/06/leo-tolstoy-napoleon-slave-history-david-j-gilbert.html
Labor, Leisure, & Liberal Education ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Mortimer Adler The most prevalent of all human ills are these two: a man’s discontent with the work he does and the necessity of having to kill time. Both these ills can be, in part, cured by liberal education… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/09/labor-leisure-liberal-education-mortimer-adler.html
Rousseau’s and Kant’s Competing Interpretations of the Enlightenment ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Gordon Arnold Immanuel Kant and Jean-Jacques Rousseau stand at contrary poles in their assessments of the Enlightenment. As modern citizens grapple with the choice between cosmopolitan integration into the global community and a civic affection for their particular society, they will be forced… Continue Reading “Rousseau’s and Kant’s Competing Interpretations of the Enlightenment ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
When Books Die, All at Once ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Stephen Masty So, neither with a bang nor a whimper, the world ends with the remains of Western Civilization, now unlettered for many reasons, increasingly under-read, alone by choice, and still self-compelled to communicate. — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/08/when-books-die-timeless-stephen-masty.html
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