Members-Only Essays

How Can Modern Man Find Meaning?

A 400-year-old novel has the answer

Aug 18 •

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The Best-Selling Novel of All Time

An intro to Don Quixote...

Aug 11 •

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The Iliad's Unexpected Lesson

And when to show mercy...

Aug 4 •

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Why We Need Conflict

The true meaning of Homer's Iliad

Jul 28 •

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The True Hero of The Iliad

Hint: it isn't Achilles...

Jul 22 •

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Why The Iliad Still Matters

The founding text of Western Civilization

Jul 15 •

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What Lies at the Bottom of Hell?

Dante and the darkest sin...

Jul 7 •

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Why Did Dante Put a Pope in Hell?

Dante Alighieri on Church vs State

Jun 30 •

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What Inspired the Divine Comedy?

Dante, Beatrice, and the road to Heaven

Jun 23 •

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What Does Hell Look Like?

Dante’s 9 Circles of Hell...

Jun 16 •

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To Be or Not to Be?

Unpacking Shakespeare's greatest speech

Jun 9 •

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