The first lecture was on "Brain Injury", how this illness affects the family, how their reactions can be tempered and eventually trained...

The recent attacks on writers show that the freedom of expression continues to be under attack. Writers are maimed for life, journalists...

Characterization is an important tool in novels and novellas. Not only can personalities be developed but conflict and tension can be...

We celebrated the anniversary of his death on July 8 with the Romantic Scholars in Rome. "The Triumph of Life" was read in many different...

On July 12 we will be seeing the very first images that the Webb telescope will be sending back to earth. we will be able to understand...

Donatello, an early-Renaissance painter and sculptor, working in Florence, Italy, was the precursor of jewelry-making in Italy. His...

How is Thanatos confronted by Dante and Glück in "Vita Nova"? Dante, the poet, plunges into a state of deep melancholy and continues to...

I thought about comparing Dante's "Vita Nova" written in the 13th century with Glück's "Vita Nova" published in 1999, the year I...

Louise Glück's 1999 book, called "Vita Nuova" is a direct reference to Dante's 13th century book of the same name. But, whereas Dante...

I am rereading Dante's "Vita Nova" which was the precursor of his "Divine Comedy" with the central figure of Beatrice as the...