Discussing The Oresteia – Part II: The Libation Bearers – By Aeschylus With Evan
Send us Fan Mail In this video, Evan and I discuss "The Libation Bearers," which is the second play in the Aeschylus' trilogy Oresteia. The cover art for this episode is from Orestes Pursued by the Fu...
15 Feb 1h 15min
Discussing "The Civilization Of The Renaissance In Italy" By Jacob Burckhardt
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Civilization Of The Renaissance In Italy," which was written by Jacob Burckhardt and published in 1860. Get a copy of my edition of Mary ...
8 Feb 47min
Colleges Are Abandoning the Classics — Down 70% Since 2008
Send us Fan Mail The data below are in the format indicated in the first line: The first word given is the term that I searched on opensyllabus.org, followed by its frequency in 2008, its frequency in...
31 Jan 7min
Discussing "The Revolt Of The Masses" By Jose Ortega y Gasset
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Revolt Of The Masses" which Jose Ortega y Gasset first published as a series of essays in 1929 before it was published as a book in 1930. ...
25 Jan 35min
Discussing The Oresteia – Part I: Agamemnon – By Aeschylus With Evan
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss the play "Agamemnon," by Aeschylus, which is the first part of Aeschylus' only extant trilogy "Oresteia," which premiered in 458 BC. I was very...
18 Jan 1h 8min
Discussing "The Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism" By Max Weber
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism," which was written by Max Weber and published in 1904. Get a copy of my edition of Mary She...
13 Des 20251h 2min
Bookstore Talk: Exploring Frankenstein And The World In Which Mary Shelley Created A Monster
Send us Fan Mail This is a talk I gave at a bookstore in Western Maryland in October 2025 discussing the world in which Mary Shelley was living when she wrote Frankenstein. Pick up my edition of Mar...
23 Okt 202527min
Discussing "The Spirit Of The Laws" By Montesquieu
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Spirit Of The Laws," which was written by Montesquieu and published in 1748. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my...
5 Sep 202548min
