St. Thomas Aquinas With a Southern Drawl

St. Thomas Aquinas With a Southern Drawl

Understanding The Hillbilly Thomist: The Philosophical Foundations of Flannery O’Connor’s Narrative Art  By Fr. Damian Ference. Word on Fire, 2023.  Paperback, 280 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Henry T. Edmondson III. By her own admission, Flannery O’Connor was...
The Novel: We Need It

The Novel: We Need It

The Novel: Who Needs It? By Joseph Epstein. Encounter Books, 2023. Hardcover, 152 pages, $25.99. Reviewed by Jeffrey Folks. There are few books of literary criticism in recent years that are clearly written, free of jargon, and not weighted down by one sort or another...
A Contemporary Literary Work of the Moral Imagination

A Contemporary Literary Work of the Moral Imagination

The Professor’s Dog and Other Stories  By David B. Schock. PenUltimate, Ltd., 2022. Paperback, 155 pages, $11.95. Reviewed by Jonathan R. Eller.  David B. Schock’s wide-ranging career as a newspaper editor, filmmaker, and non-fiction author draws inspiration from a...
Cormac McCarthy’s Historical Literary Influences

Cormac McCarthy’s Historical Literary Influences

Science and Literature in Cormac McCarthy’s Expanding Worlds  By Bryan Giemza. Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. Hardcover, 184 pages, $100. Reviewed by Philip D. Bunn. Works of scholarship on art, literature, or poetry can take multiple forms. One form might be scholarship...