This series has two easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The First Africans Legally Made Slaves.IntroductionIn 1442 the first
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Dante Opens Way to Renaissance
Today's installment concludes Dante Composes he Divine Comedy,our selection from Essay on Dante by Richard William Church published in 1878.If
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 15
And now La Salle's work must be begun afresh. He had staked all, and all had seemingly been lost.Previously in The Discovery of the Great
Spirituality of The Divine Comedy
Dante was alone -- except in his visionary world, solitary and companionless.Continuing Dante Composes he Divine Comedy,our selection from Essay
The Journey of The Divine Comedy
The very form in which it is cast is that of a journey, difficult, toilsome, perilous, and full of change.Continuing Dante Composes he Divine
Why Dante Did Not Govern Florence
The commons were on their side, the moderate men, the party of law, the lovers of republican government, and for the most part the magistrates; but
Political Life and The Divine Comedy
In ancient history all that is most memorable and instructive gathers round cities; civilization and empire were concentrated within
Dante Composes The Divine Comedy
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: A Very Personal Poem.IntroductionDante’s Divine Comedy was the great
Maximillian Executed
Today's installment concludes Mexico Rejects Maximilian,the name of our combined selection from Charles A. Fyffe and Felix Salm-Salm. The concluding