Tag: Literature
Edgar Allan Poe and the Mask of the 20th Century ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By David Gosselin The name Edgar Allan Poe conjures images of the macabre, murder, insanity, and self-destruction, but is this the real Edgar Poe? — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2019/10/edgar-allan-poe-mask-20th-century-david-gosselin.html
“Romeo & Juliet”: A Tragedy, Not a Romance ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Joseph Pearce Seeing something noble in Romeo and Juliet’s self-obsessive and self-destructive passion is to see it with eyes that are blind to the moral that Shakespeare teaches… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2018/07/romeo-juliet-tragedy-not-romance-joseph-pearce.html
Zombie Legends in the Age of Mass Man ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Matthew Pheneger Zombie legends remain a relevant medium that continues to capture the imaginations of modern people. As with any myth or legend, we gain wisdom about ourselves when we endeavor to unearth the symbolic meanings that lie buried beneath the surface. At… Continue Reading “Zombie Legends in the Age of Mass Man ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Robert Nisbet’s Youth ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bradley J. Birzer Growing up in Maricopa, the young Robert Nisbet fell deeply in love with libraries. Almost as soon as he learned to read—sitting on his mother’s lap as she read to him—the young man began to devour books voraciously, loving the literature… Continue Reading “Robert Nisbet’s Youth ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
“The Sphinx” ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Edgar Allan Poe During the dread reign of the Cholera in New York, I had accepted the invitation of a relative to spend a fortnight with him in the retirement of his cottage on the banks of the Hudson. Near the close of an… Continue Reading ““The Sphinx” ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Flannery O’Connor on Sin and Politics ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Darrell Falconburg Flannery O’Connor understood that what is wrong with the world is not our failure to adhere to a certain political or economic program, as important as these may be. Instead, what is wrong with the world is sin. And so, the… Continue Reading “Flannery O’Connor on Sin and Politics ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
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”
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