The Literature of Wisdom and Enjoyment

The Literature of Wisdom and Enjoyment

by | Apr 4, 2021

On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Booksby Karen Swallow Prior. Brazos Press, 2018.Hardcover, 272 pages, $20. Reviewed by Daniel Buck Society needs literary critics. Time being a scarce resource, they help us to sift between the gold and the dross,...
From Shakespeare to Second Life

From Shakespeare to Second Life

by | Oct 4, 2020

Daniel Buck Most video games exist for crass entertainment. Others rise above with compelling storylines but remain pop-art at best. A rare few, however, boast the philosophical weight of a nineteenth-century Russian novel. Conservatives overlook this final category...