Tag: literature

A Worthy Successor to Frost

In Painting over the Growth Chart, Rattelle reminds us that the transcendent power of poetry is to preserve its subject forever.

Ivan Turbinca, The Joyful Exorcist

The protagonist of Creangă’s story confronts armies of demons with humor and common sense, exposing the ridiculous mediocrity of evil.

The Cruelty of John Steinbeck

America’s literary icons produced great stories; but their real lives were also cautionary tales.

Tales of Contemplation

In Los Contemplativos, d’Ors writes with a quiet enthusiasm for the intense sobriety of a life devoted to the fullness of each moment.