May 2025 Reading
May 29, 2025
Paradiso- Dante (1321) On to the third book (section) of the Dante’s Divine Comedy. Canto 1 Prologue and ascent to the first sphere. This first canto is divided into
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April 2025 Reading
April 27, 2025
Purgatorio- Dante (1321) Somewhat to my surprise, I got a lot further than I had in any previous month since I started, and actually finished the
Purgatorio: Cantos 23-33
April 24, 2025
Finished up my translation of Purgatorio. Canto XXIII The sixth level: gluttony cont. The canto starts with Dante still pondering the tree. Finally, Virgil tells him to
March 2025 Reading
March 31, 2025
Purgatorio- Dante (1321) Continuing through Purgatorio Canto 22Level 6: gluttonyThe canto starts with the entrance to the sixth level, and while Virgil, Dante, and Statius climb, Virgil
Purgatorio: Cantos 12-22
March 6, 2025
Continuing through the Purgatorio with this second of three installments, this one covering cantos 12 to 22. Canto XII The first level: pride cont. The opening of
February 2025 Reading
February 28, 2025
Purgatorio- Dante (1321) Continuing through Purgatorio Canto 19 Level 5: avarice Actually still on the fourth level at the start, Dante has a dream of a Siren, who is
On Contradiction- Mao Zedong
February 27, 2025
Another essay from the Selected works of Mao Zedong- August 1937 First off, the marxist use of contradiction needs to be understood as ‘opposing natures that are
On Practice- Mao Zedong
February 26, 2025
This is a recap of Mao’s On Practice, written in 1937. I’ve taken this from the “Selected Works of Mao Zedong”, published by the Marx-Engels-Lenin
Polybius- the Histories, Book Six
February 20, 2025
Book Six covers the Roman constitution, and his thoughts on government in general, the Roman constitution, and other constitutions in comparison was THE reason I read
January 2025 Reading
January 28, 2025
Life has been really busy since we’ve been taking care of my mom. She is unable to get around anymore and we have been arranging
