Left to Madness
The Tragedy of Orpheus and the Maenads By David Lane. Arouca Press, 2023. Paperback, 118 pages, $14.95. Reviewed by Elizabeth Bittner. David Lane’s latest work, The Tragedy of Orpheus and the Maenads, is a masterful retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and...
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: 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...
Troublesome Corporeality: Mysticism, Gnosticism, and Sacramentality in The Rabbit Hutch
The Rabbit Hutch: A Novel By Tess Gunty. Knopf, 2022. Hardcover, 352 pages, $28. Reviewed by Jeffrey Wald. Although I dislike identity politics, I must admit that when it comes to literature, I love to camp with my own tribe. In other words, I have a particular...
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