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  • #5 - Beatrix and Consolation in Canto II

    #5 - Beatrix and Consolation in Canto II

    Andrew Brown

    Canto 2 Analysis: Beatrix and Consolation The Prelude to Action: Incremental Beginnings Canto 2 of Dante’s Inferno embodies an incrementalized narrative process, a “stuttering” of beginnings, as the pilgrim hesitates...

    #5 - Beatrix and Consolation in Canto II

    Andrew Brown

    Canto 2 Analysis: Beatrix and Consolation The Prelude to Action: Incremental Beginnings Canto 2 of Dante’s Inferno embodies an incrementalized narrative process, a “stuttering” of beginnings, as the pilgrim hesitates...

  • #4 - Desire and Redemption in Dante’s Inferno Canto I

    #4 - Desire and Redemption in Dante’s Inferno C...

    Andrew Brown

    In the opening lines of Inferno’s Canto 1, Dante-the-poet establishes an existential resonance with the reader: life itself as a journey, a “path” both universal and deeply personal. This framing of...

    #4 - Desire and Redemption in Dante’s Inferno C...

    Andrew Brown

    In the opening lines of Inferno’s Canto 1, Dante-the-poet establishes an existential resonance with the reader: life itself as a journey, a “path” both universal and deeply personal. This framing of...

  • #3 - The Allegory of the Cave: Plato’s Profound Metaphor on Enlightenment and Truth

    #3 - The Allegory of the Cave: Plato’s Profound...

    Andrew Brown

    In The Allegory of the Cave, Plato provides a profound challenge: to question what we accept as true, to risk the painful journey of enlightenment, and to embrace a vision that...

    #3 - The Allegory of the Cave: Plato’s Profound...

    Andrew Brown

    In The Allegory of the Cave, Plato provides a profound challenge: to question what we accept as true, to risk the painful journey of enlightenment, and to embrace a vision that...

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Books and Movies

  • 30 Essential Books and Movies

    Here are my top 30 must-read books and must-watch movies. While I may have forgotten a few favorites (and in no way are these ranked in order), I’m confident that...

    30 Essential Books and Movies

    Here are my top 30 must-read books and must-watch movies. While I may have forgotten a few favorites (and in no way are these ranked in order), I’m confident that...