In Defense of Creation: A Comparative Study of Goethe’s Faust and the Book of Job - Spring 2023 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust is often considered one of the greatest works to come from Germany, right up there beside Thomas Mann and Franz Kafka. Faust, however, while a piece of literature that helped Goethe’s legacy … Continue reading In Defense of Creation: A Comparative Study of Goethe’s Faust and the Book of Job

Grief in Shakespearean Tragedies: Hamlet’s “Madness” - Spring 2023 The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke, or more collectively and modernly known as Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare in the early 1600s, touts a protagonist who has been represented for centuries since his first debut in media of all kinds. From parodies, like the … Continue reading Grief in Shakespearean Tragedies: Hamlet’s “Madness”

Beauty in Imitation - Fall 2022 “Poetry in general seems to have originated from two causes, both natural ones; it is innate in men from childhood (1) to imitate–and herein we differ from other animals, in that we are the most imitative, and acquire our first knowledge through imitation–and (2) to delight in imitations.” - … Continue reading Beauty in Imitation

A Chastity Goddess Born of Fornication: Women in Ancient Greek Society - Fall 2022 Of the Greek gods, some big players steal the spotlight from those of smaller, but not lesser, importance. From Zeus, the god of thunder and, oddly, hospitality, renowned as the “father of the gods” despite not coming first in the line … Continue reading A Chastity Goddess Born of Fornication: Women in Ancient Greek Society