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The Red Sphinx by Alexandre Dumas

The Red Sphinx by Alexandre Dumas Edited and translated by Lawrence Ellsworth Pegasus Books, 2017 Hardcover, 832 pages What is clear and undeniable in this painting is that it depicts a man of mind and intelligence, and nothing more. Here is neither heart nor spirit—fortunately for France. In the vacuum of the monarchy between Henry […]

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Reginald Foster: The Vatican’s Latinist

I wanted to recommend this article on Reginald Foster, “The Vatican’s Latinist,” by John Byron Kuhner. Foster was “part of a small team of scribes who composed the pope’s correspondence, translated his encyclicals, and wrote copy for internal church documents” for over forty years. He has done so much more, though. He also taught Latin […]

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A Furious Sound

Last night my son was watching Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage while I was fixing dinner. At one point I asked him to repeat a scene: “Did I just see Geddy Lee reading Faulkner?” Yes. Yes I did. Update: A few blogs I found that feature books on the screen Cinematic Literature People reading in […]