A sputtering flame casts shadows over the scholar’s face as he pores over the Scriptures, his bent body forming the perfect image of a studious disciple. It’s late, and the words blur on the page. Saint Augustine snuffs out the candle and falls into his concubine’s arms. In “The Confessions of X,” Suzanne M. Wolfe reimagines Augustine’s secret love life,...
Culture
Choir concert to feature student compositions, conducting
This semester’s choir concert features a rare component: a student composer and a student conductor. Along with the rest of Chamber Choir, sophomore Jonathan Edelblut will sing his original composition “as is the sea marvelous,” based on the e.e. cummings poem. Senior Faith Liu, a music and English double major, will conduct the Chamber Choir’s performance of “The Conversion of...
Actor Robert Hardy to return to Hillsdale
The opportunity to meet Robert Hardy at last fall’s Winston Churchill CCA delighted many students. Next week, a second chance will arise for those that missed out the first time, as he will return to campus to deliver a lecture and teach a master class. The lecture will be held at 8 p.m. next Wednesday in Markel Auditorium, and the...
Paul Mariani’s Wallace Stevens biography in review
Literary critics don’t agree on much about Wallace Stevens, but the poet’s latest biography proves at least this much: Stevens’ spirit animal was an elephant. The image, crafted by critic Randall Jerrell, is appropriate for Stevens. The big, blond, bumbling poet and businessman’s quiet life and obscure poetry have remained enigmatic even as his reputation continues to grow. Readers don’t...
