In this brief lecture, we explore the myths and symbols of American art and culture, specifically the American Adam and the dialectical tension between the Garden and the Machine. In overviewing American symbolism and mythology in art, culture, literature, and film, we utilize the writings of R.W.B. Lewis and Leo Marx to help us understand […]| Discourses on Minerva
In these three online lectures, I discuss the significance and meaning of the poetry of Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Virgil, Ovid, and Horace. In other words, these three lectures form a cohesive exploration into the Greek and Latin classics, the meaning of classic poetry, and why it still matters. LECTURE ONE: HOMER & THE […]| Discourses on Minerva