The Beauty of the Devil in Art? Noah Charney’s “The Devil in the Gallery”
Noah Charney. The Devil in the Gallery: How Scandal, Shock, and Rivalry Shaped the Art World. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. “Rivalry, scandal, and shock…
A Short Introduction to Roger Scruton: Roger Scruton’s “Confessions of a Heretic”
Roger Scruton. Confessions of a Heretic. Kendal, UK: Notting Hill, 2021. “Heretic might seem like a strong word to describe Roger Scruton,” writes Douglas Murray in…
Saving Russia’s Treasures from Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine shouldn’t cause us to lose sight of another battle: the gifts of Russia are not exclusive to that country and a dark…
Libidinal Heights: Love, Lust, and Redemption in Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights”
Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is considered a passionate love story, a “tale of love that is stronger than death,” centering around the generational story of Catherine Earnshaw,…
From Florence and Back Again: Alessandro Barbero’s “Dante: A Life”
Alessandro Barbero. Dante: A Life. Translated by Allan Cameron. New York: Pegasus Books, 2022. Dante Alighieri is the most famous Italian of all time. He is…
A Catholic Wrestles with Modernity: Thomas Behr’s “Social Justice & Subsidiary”
Social Justice & Subsidiarity: Luigi Taparelli and the Origins of Modern Catholic Social Thought. Thomas Behr. Washington DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2019. “In the…
Why “The Oresteia” Still Matters
It is said that the Oresteia is the ancient world’s Divine Comedy, with some justification. Originally a four-part play, only three pieces of the movement survive: Agamemnon,…
Note from Editor for 2022
2021 has come and gone and a new year now calls us forth. First, I want to thank Lee Trepanier for his years of service as editor…
Bonaventure’s Aesthetic Revolution: Thomas McKenna’s “Bonaventure’s Aesthetics”
Bonaventure’s Aesthetics: The Delight of the Soul in Its Ascent into God. Thomas McKenna. Lanham: Lexington Press, 2020. In the pantheon of great Christian thinkers, everyone…
The Odyssey of Saint Augustine
In 430 A.D., with the Vandals laying siege to the city of Hippo, Augustine of Hippo died with Count Boniface by his side. The Roman general was…
Welcome the New Editor to VoegelinView!
Hello friends. Let me introduce myself. I’m Paul Krause. I’ll be the new head editor at VoegelinView as Lee transitions out. Our official transition date is January…
Hebraic Exceptionalism and Western Exceptionalism
Western civilization is back in vogue, or, at least, is starting to have defenders again in the midst of civilizational malaise, crisis, and desecration. But what is…
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music. Alex Ross. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020. Friedrich Nietzsche wrote that Richard Wagner “sums up…
The Drama of Love in Richard Wagner’s “The Ring”
Richard Wagner’s grand operatic drama The Ring of the Nibelung is rightly celebrated as one of the finest accomplishments of modern art. The story that Wagner tells,…
The Importance of the Liberal Arts in the 21st Century
The liberal arts have long been suffering in academia and education more generally. Chants for the ending of Western liberal arts for new inclusionary material, dwindling humanities…