Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

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Young Man's Fancy (1962)
A change of pace this week: from the greatest of all American television series.  Guess which one!
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Anthony Esolen
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From The Rape of the Lock
Where silly meets fancy, this poem's for you. Imagine having the affrontery to  snip a curl from a teenage girl's hair!
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Anthony Esolen
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The Holy City
Jerusalem, an Irish air, a Lebanese comedian, an ancient Indo-European root, the Book of Revelation -- where else but at Word and Song?
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Anthony Esolen
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FANCY
What word can be a noun, a verb, and an adjective, and can have to do with frills, spooks, imagination, and young love?  Ours today!
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Anthony Esolen
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Spike Jones
The silliness of Spike Jones’ band has to be seen and heard to be believed. Even then you come away not knowing “what happened.”
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Debra Esolen
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The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord
“How does one describe a work as rare, as priceless, as this? Nourishment for the malnourished soul. Food for those hungry for beauty. Manna in the…
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Anthony Esolen
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The Lies of our Time
Anthony Esolen, Translation with Notes
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Debra Esolen
5
Confessions (St. Augustine)
Anthony Esolen's Translation, with Notes
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Debra Esolen
2
In the Beginning was the Word
“This book is more than biblical interpretation. It is poetry — and poetry about the greatest work of poetry ever generated: the Prologue to John’s…
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Anthony Esolen
2
No Apologies
"With his customary wisdom and wit, Esolen draws on two millenia of historical thought, introducing his readers to giants such as Plato, Augustine…
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Anthony Esolen
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Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child
“Witty, provocative, and insightful. Parents will feel empowered and encouraged by Anthony Esolen’s uncommon sense.” — Michael Medved
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Anthony Esolen
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