Talking Classical Education

Talking Classical Education

Classical Catechism Anthony Esolen.  Thales Press, 2025.  Paperback, 109 pages, $9.99. Reviewed by Sean Hadley. It would be a rather run-of-the-mill comment amongst any group of Christians to state that catechisms play an important role in the life of the Church....
Understanding the Rest of Hemingway’s Iceberg

Understanding the Rest of Hemingway’s Iceberg

Hemingway’s Art of Revision: The Making of the Short Fiction By John Beall.  Louisiana State University Press, 2024.  Hardcover, 310 pages, $50. Reviewed by Sean C. Hadley. In Brad Paisley’s 2005 hit song, “Alcohol,” the country musician sings about the praises and...
Claiming the Classical Tradition

Claiming the Classical Tradition

The Black Intellectual Tradition: Reading Freedom in Classical Literature By Angel Adams Parham and Anika Prather.  Classical Academic Press, 2022.  Hardcover, 272 pages, $29.95. Reviewed by Sean C. Hadley. Classical Education finds itself at the heart of a serious...