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Octavia to Mark Antony (conclusion)
Our poet this week is Samuel Daniel, who, in the Elizabethan and Jacobean age, revived the genre of the epistolary poem, one that takes the form of a…
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Lamp of Our Feet
The Hebrews called the Ten Commandments the “ten words." When God speaks to man, it is a great gift, since all personhood is founded in God.
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Anthony Esolen
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6:13
LETTER
We can trace the nearby origin of our Word of the Week, letter, to the Norman French. But what was the Latin source of the word?
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Anthony Esolen
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"Loch Lomond"
Sometimes a song belongs to the world at large, and today’s selection is just such a song.
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Debra Esolen
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40:03
Huckleberry Finn (chapters 33-35)
In today’s reading, the boys plot how to get Jim free from the shed where he’s chained. Unfortunately, Tom’s been reading too many adventure novels …
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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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The Lies of our Time
Anthony Esolen, Translation with Notes
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Debra Esolen
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Confessions (St. Augustine)
Anthony Esolen's Translation, with Notes
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Debra Esolen
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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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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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Huckleberry Finn (chapters 29-32)
Chapters 29-32
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