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Faustus: Good Angel, Bad Angel, Parma and Politics

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Brian H. Gill

(From Ken Eckert, via Wikimedia Commons, used w/o permission.) A year and three weeks ago, I started writing about Marlowe’s “Faustus” play: “The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus.” Three months later, I’d finished three more. … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 and People Who Need People, Another Year

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Brian H. Gill

It’s been a year and a day since I talked about socializing, the pandemic and individual differences. “…I can sympathize with folks who really do need people: people who are physically close, not ‘close’ only in a virtual sense. I’m … Continue reading →

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Old St. Peter’s, Visigoths and a Henry

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome isn’t nearly as old as it looks. Architects in ancient Rome often covered large interior spaces with barrel vaults and semicircular arches, although they hadn’t invented either. Someone started using arches and vaults, probably in … Continue reading →

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The Athenian Golden Age: Pericles, Aspasia, and All That

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

Ah! The Golden Age of Athens! “Golden age” arguably sounds classier than “the good old days.” But either way, it’s a bygone era that nostalgia says was so very much better than today. Folks living in a golden age may … Continue reading →

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