Words & Worlds
Sir James George Frazer and The Golden Bough
I. Social, Political, and Cultural Thought of Sir James George Frazer Introduction Sir James George Frazer (1854–1941) occupies a central position in the development of modern anthropology and comparative religion....
Sir James George Frazer and The Golden Bough
I. Social, Political, and Cultural Thought of Sir James George Frazer Introduction Sir James George Frazer (1854–1941) occupies a central position in the development of modern anthropology and comparative religion....
Irving Babbitt's Democracy and Leadership
Irving Babbitt stands as one of the most influential yet frequently misunderstood figures in twentieth-century intellectual history. As a literary critic, cultural theorist, and moral philosopher, Babbitt articulated a sustained...
Irving Babbitt's Democracy and Leadership
Irving Babbitt stands as one of the most influential yet frequently misunderstood figures in twentieth-century intellectual history. As a literary critic, cultural theorist, and moral philosopher, Babbitt articulated a sustained...
Roger Scruton and Beauty: A Very Short Introduc...
Roger Scruton stands as one of the most influential conservative philosophers of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. A prolific author, aesthetician, public intellectual, and defender of the “West’s...
Roger Scruton and Beauty: A Very Short Introduc...
Roger Scruton stands as one of the most influential conservative philosophers of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. A prolific author, aesthetician, public intellectual, and defender of the “West’s...
THOMAS CARLYLE and PAST AND PRESENT
Thomas Carlyle stands as one of the most forceful and unsettling voices of nineteenth-century British thought. Writing at a time of industrial expansion, democratic agitation, and religious uncertainty, he rejected...
THOMAS CARLYLE and PAST AND PRESENT
Thomas Carlyle stands as one of the most forceful and unsettling voices of nineteenth-century British thought. Writing at a time of industrial expansion, democratic agitation, and religious uncertainty, he rejected...
John Ruskin and The Stones of Venice
John Ruskin (1819–1900) stands as one of the most influential moral and cultural critics of the Victorian age. Though widely known as an art critic, Ruskin’s intellectual reach extended far...
John Ruskin and The Stones of Venice
John Ruskin (1819–1900) stands as one of the most influential moral and cultural critics of the Victorian age. Though widely known as an art critic, Ruskin’s intellectual reach extended far...
Evelyn Waugh and Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century British fiction, is known equally for his satirical brilliance and his deeply rooted traditionalism. His social, political, and cultural...
Evelyn Waugh and Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century British fiction, is known equally for his satirical brilliance and his deeply rooted traditionalism. His social, political, and cultural...