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Join Dr. Anthony Esolen to explore the Semitic poetry underlying the Prologue of John's Gospel, alluding to and fulfilling earlier scriptural accounts of the creation of the world and the coming of the Messiah. This talk focuses closely on the way the poetry works, especially on the strands of significance that John binds together in such motifs as word, light, name, flesh, truth, and glory.
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Instructor
Dr. Anthony Esolen is the author of dozens of books and over 1,500 articles in both scholarly and general interest journals. Known for his three-volume verse translation of the Modern Library edition of Dante's Divine Comedy, Professor Esolen has also written verse translations of Tasso's epic poem, Jerusalem Delivered, and of Lucretius' On the Nature of Things. His own book-length sacred poem, The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord, is a series of 100 lyric poems and dramatic monologues interspersed with two dozen of his own beautifully written hymns. He has taught literature and the humanities for over 30 years, and he is a frequent speaker at colleges and at church and civic institutions. Dr. Esolen currently serves as Distinguished Professor of Literature at Thales College in Wake Forest, NC. For more from Dr. Esolen, please visit his online magazine, Word & Song, at www.AnthonyEsolen.com.
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Join Dr. Anthony Esolen to explore the Semitic poetry underlying the Prologue of John's Gospel, alluding to and fulfilling earlier scriptural accounts of the creation of the world and the coming of the Messiah. This talk focuses closely on the way the poetry works, especially on the strands of significance that John binds together in such motifs as word, light, name, flesh, truth, and glory.
instituteofcatholicculture.org/events/et-verbum-caro-factum-est
Instructor
Dr. Anthony Esolen is the author of dozens of books and over 1,500 articles in both scholarly and general interest journals. Known for his three-volume verse translation of the Modern Library edition of Dante's Divine Comedy, Professor Esolen has also written verse translations of Tasso's epic poem, Jerusalem Delivered, and of Lucretius' On the Nature of Things. His own book-length sacred poem, The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord, is a series of 100 lyric poems and dramatic monologues interspersed with two dozen of his own beautifully written hymns. He has taught literature and the humanities for over 30 years, and he is a frequent speaker at colleges and at church and civic institutions. Dr. Esolen currently serves as Distinguished Professor of Literature at Thales College in Wake Forest, NC. For more from Dr. Esolen, please visit his online magazine, Word & Song, at www.AnthonyEsolen.com.
Want to dive deeper? Visit our website for hundreds of hours of free audio and video content: instituteofcatholicculture.org
