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American Athens

Paul Johnson reviews neo-con Victor Davis Hanson's A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War in this weekend's NYT book review section. Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/23/books/review/23johnson.html]. Excerpt: > This Greek civil war,

More Berry

New book alert: Wendell Berry, The Way of Ignorance [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1593760779/thedailyeudem-20]. Berry is an agrarian who gives readers across the political spectrum things to think about. You won't always agree with him, but his is an honest and considered voice. This

A Little More Potter Debate

I found the entire row over the Harry Potter books tiresome (endorsement of black magic, great children's tale, etc.). But I found this commentary interesting: > Rowling's disregard for the virtues of obedience, truth telling, and self-restraint cultivated in traditional children's literature show that

Continuing the Narnia Build-Up

Matthew's House Project is sponsoring a series of lectures on Narnia. Its website has a variety of interesting articles on Lewis. Link [http://www.narniaontour.com/articles.htm].

Perfect Snapshot of Desperation

Howl is 50

I enjoy Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation's efforts. Though I'm not a big fan of Allen Ginsberg, I was interested to learn that this month marks the 50th anniversary of the reading of Howl at The Six. Link [http://www.commongroundmag.com/2005/cg3209/howl3209.

Protestant Saints?

One Protestant wants to know why Protestants don't appreciate the saints more--and why Protestants don't produce their own. Link to book review of The Lure of Saints: A Protestant Experience of Catholic Tradition [http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idcategory=31&idSub=113&

Catchphrases

In this morning's New York Times, P.J. O'Rourke takes apart Leslie Savan's Slam Dunks and No-Brainers, a book apparently dedicated to lamenting the use of catchphrases. NYT Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/09/books/review/09orourke.html]. Excerpts: > Savan is

The Venerable Newman

I like those quirky historical bites. The Blog from the Core [http://weblog.theviewfromthecore.com/] offers this one: Today is the 160th anniversary of Newman's finishing of An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine. The Core Blog also reproduces the original advertisement from the book. Neat stuff,

Mr. Bill Continues to Get No Respect

> A book to be published this month by a leading academic publisher, with a foreword by Mark Rylance, the artistic director of the Globe, will claim that the greatest plays and verse in the English language were written by Sir Henry Neville (c1562-1615). He was a leading Elizabethan figure,