Shaw’s play “Don Juan in Hell” came to mind when I visited the du Pont museum, featuring their gunpowder business.
Tag Archives: Dante
Shaw’s Don Juan in MAGA America
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The Deep Truth of the Christian Story
I describe an exciting article in which two academics argue that the greatest proof of the Christian story lies not in historical testimony but in the power of the story itself.
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Classics to the Rescue in Dark Times
In Trump’s first 100 days, Jill Lepore turned to 100 classics to survive.
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The Chainsaw-Wielding Doge of America
Musk’s “DOGE” and the Doge of Venice have some things in common–at least according to Danny Kaye’s “Court Jester” and Byron’s “Prophecy of Dante.”
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The Rose that Cannot Wither
Henry Vaughan’s “My Soul, There Is a Country” reminds us that Christ’s love is there for us in difficult times.
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On Dante and Betrayal in Election 2024
While many Americans feel betrayed by their fellow voters following Election 2024, Dante’s vision of betrayal in “Inferno” may not apply.
Finding Sanctuary within the Self
Teasdale’s lovely poem “Sanctuary” finds other ways than the conventional to put us in touch with God.
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Hearing the Celestial Voices
Two shepherd poems to mark the shepherd references in today’s lectionary.
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On Portia, Milosz, and Pardoning Trump
Should Biden pardon Trump. This article, citing “Merchant of Venice” and a Milosz poem, argues no.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Incantation", Czeslaw Milosz, Donald Trump, Inferno, Isaiah, Merchant of Venice, mercy, Presidential pardoning power, Salman Rushdie, William Shakespeare Comments closed
