Tag Archives: Classics
The Forum & The Tower: politics, theory and the common good
This week’s Coffee & Markets podcast features Mary Ann Glendon, author of The Forum and the Tower: How Scholars and Politicians Have Imagined the World, from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt. We discussed the intersection of politics and theory through the eyes of some famous examples and what this means for the public square today. Continue reading
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Tagged Classics, History, Mary Ann Glendon, non-fiction, podcasts
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Lit Drift: The Catcher in the Rye, Retold in 60 Seconds
I am late to posting this but it isn’t time sensitive so what the heck. Confession: I have never read Catcher in the Rye.
The Classics: All You Need to Know, from Zeus’s Throne to the Fall of Rome by Caroline Taggart
I am a fan of short but informative books so I was intrigued when The Classics: All You Need to Know, from Zeus’s Throne to the Fall of Rome came in the mail. I am also interested in classical mythology … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Caroline Taggart, Classics, Literature, non-fiction, Roman mythology, Western culture
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