For me & for a very long time, John Florio has been a major keystone in many areas of my research. I’ve always wanted Dame Frances Yates’ book about him but it keeps creeping put of my price range. I have several of Frances Yates books on this era. Her work on Giordano Bruno still […]
John Florio — Uncontrolled Historian
Eva Brann’s contributions to the larger academic community are twofold: She gives her students, colleagues, and readers a sweeping variety of writings and offers herself as a model of one who never shies from thinking, discussing, and seeking knowledge; and she is a tireless defender of the educational practices at St. 3,432 more words
Eva Brann’s Dialogue — The Imaginative Conservative
Thomas Aquinas’ cosmology and doctrine of the soul are vitalistic. Everything has a particular soul to it, and these souls have particular life-forces destined for particular ends. 1,659 more words
The Enchanted Cosmos With Thomas Aquinas — The Imaginative Conservative
The Guanche people were the first known inhabitants of the Canary Islands. Their myths and legends still resonate through the ages giving small glimpses of these remarkable people. Some of their traditions and folklore still endure adding depth, color, and flavor to the modern culture of the islands. The Gods of Mount Teide: Mythology and […]
The Gods of Mount Teide: Mythology and Folklore of Tenerife — Glyn Hnutu-healh: History, Alchemy, and Me
Nowhere to be seen now are the old Jeffersonians, once a major American type, rebellious men who dared defend the rights of themselves and their communities from outside impositions. 2,130 more words
Thomas Jefferson and “A Little Rebellion Now and Then” — The Imaginative Conservative
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