Literature

The Real Meaning of England’s Greatest Myth

The symbolism of the sword in the stone

Oct 31 • The Culturist

What Is Special About Human Beings?

Lessons from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Oct 29 • The Culturist

How to Become Well Read

(But not a well-read relativist)

Oct 25 • The Culturist

The Real Meaning of The Lord of the Rings

Exploring the hidden faith of Middle-earth

Oct 21 • The Culturist and David Engels

Where to Start With Southern Gothic Literature

5 classics you must read...

Oct 14 • The Culturist

Shakespeare’s Warning About Love

The real lesson of Romeo & Juliet

Oct 3 • The Culturist

Tolkien's Warning About Technology

An appeal against automation

Aug 22 • The Culturist

What I Learned Reading Shakespeare

4 critical life lessons

Aug 15 • The Culturist

Tolkien’s Guide to Living Through Dark Times

The philosophy of Samwise Gamgee

Aug 1 • The Culturist

Is Neutrality as Bad as Evil?

Dante & the Vestibule of Hell

Jul 25 • The Culturist

The Strangest Scene in The Odyssey

The lesson of the Lotus-eaters

Jul 22 • The Culturist

Paradise Lost and the Nature of Evil

Is the Devil a rebellious hero?

Jul 18 • The Culturist

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