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Essays

The Winter of Our Discontent—Angelo Fick reflects on 150 days of lockdown

August 27, 2020August 28, 2020Angelo FickLeave a Comment on The Winter of Our Discontent—Angelo Fick reflects on 150 days of lockdown

A commentary on the present crisis and the need for literate understandings of it by Angelo Fick. 1. These are…

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Translation as nuclear arms race: David van Schoor reviews Sarah Ruden’s bold interpretation of Augustine’s Confessions

November 6, 2017February 3, 2018David van SchoorLeave a Comment on Translation as nuclear arms race: David van Schoor reviews Sarah Ruden’s bold interpretation of Augustine’s Confessions

David van Schoor reviews Sarah Ruden’s bold new translation of Augustine’s Confessions. Confessions Sarah Ruden Modern Library, 2017 1. Sine…

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