Deep Time and Poems of the Highest Antiquity
What is deep time? Author Noah Heringman (Prof of English at the Univ. of Missouri) describes it in setting out the main argument of his book: “the history of deep…
HALLOWEEN BOOK OF THE YEAR: Scottish Witches
Every year I select one book to celebrate Halloween in SunNewsAustin. Lily Seafield wrote Scottish Witches in 2009, but this year it was republished with a new introductory text by…
The Children of Athena
This book on ancient Greek intellectuals is by Charles Freeman. While he lists no academic credentials, he does state some experience on archeological digs surrounding the Mediterranean. The book consists…
The concept of ‘Liveness’ in Shakespeare
What does it mean to be alive? A reading of this book will probably change your thoughts on that. Anyone who reads about Shakespeare will be familiar with The Arden…
Zachary S. Pike on Overcoming Life’s Obstacles
A fine fellow I know in south Florida recently wrote a book entitled Regular. The subtitle reveals the motivating factor that led him to write it: A Young Man with…
Awakening the Spirit of America
“So, September 1, 1939, Germany invades Poland. This is where my book starts.” Speaking recently at the University of Texas (Austin) was Paul M. Sparrow, former director of the Franklin…
Dwelling in a Set of Paradoxes
Suppose you, and many others, were of two minds on a critical issue. “Which suggests not only that opposing positions are held, but that the person holding them is aware…
Hobbes on Sovereignty
It was 373 years ago that Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan, a book that many regard as THE masterwork of political philosophy. It was in large part a response to the…
Living Personification of the Marvellous
Virgil hailed him as the greatest part of his fame. He was the “living personification of the marvellous,” and a “central enhancing embellishment” of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus. And…
The Climate of History
Note that the title of this book is not ‘the history of climate,’ but rather ‘the climate of history.’ It summarises the views of a host of thinkers, who wax…