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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri
The narrative describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise or Heaven, while allegorically the poem represents the soul's journey towards God.
Memorandum from Dave Dennis to CORE, April 2, 1965
Memorandum from Dave Dennis, the Congress of Racial Equality's (CORE) Southern Program Director, regarding plans for the South for the summer of 1965. He claims that their primary problem is a staffing issue, and asks that CORE help supplement with…
Rhetoric and Reality in Plato's Phaedrus
The Phaedrus is well-known for the splendid mythical panorama Socrates develops in his second speech, and for its graphic descriptions of erotic behavior. This book shows how the details of the myth and the accounts of interaction between lovers are…
The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity
Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gnosticism? This book offers an illuminating discussion of recent scholarly debates over the concept…
