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Heroes from the City of Man, by Peter Leithart ***I have long disliked the contemporary habit of trying to force post-modern sensibilities on any literature that pre-dates the advent of Derrida. The practice of reading the classics from a Marxist/feminist/queer perspective to milk from them some ev...
As always, Peter Leithart has written an excellent book, one that shows you both the "woof" and the "warp" of scripture. It seems often we view scripture in one-dimensional Bible story form, but rarely compare across the entire span of Biblical scripture. Leithart shows how this view can show you ...
This is another of Leithart's study guides, this one on Jane Austen. He deals with the novels "Pride and Prejudice", "Northanger Abbey", Sense and Sensibility", Masnfield Park", "Emma", and Persuasion".I found this book to be very helpful in examining what really goes on in Jane Austen's books. Co...
This is an other study guide from Peter Leithart, this one on six of Shakespeare's plays. Leithart picks "Henry V" and "Julius Caesar" for the historical plays, "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" for the tragedies, and "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Much Ado About Nothing" for the comedies. What is most worth...
I have yet to read Dante's "Divine Comedy". I know it is something I need to read, but I have never managed to read it. As an attempt to move myself towards that goal, I picked up Peter Leithart's guide on Dante's Divine Comedy. I recommend it very highly for anyone who wants to understand better...
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