Audio Category: Humanities

“The Wakefield Noah”, a Medieval Mystery Play, is performed by members of the Dietrich Von Hildebrand Institute. Taken from: Christianity in the Late Middle Ages-Early Renaissance – 1996 VonHildebrand Institute

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Father Richard Munkelt discusses human suffering through Homer’s character, Penelope. The kind of Christian-friendly themes that Homer evokes in the Odyssey differ from those in the Iliad. Father Richard Munkelt...

Dr. David Allen White introduces Medieval drama, explaining its various forms, its historical development from tropes inserted within the Mass to full-scale stage plays, and its purpose as an entertaining...

Dr. David Allen White richly analyzes Dante’s Divine Comedy.In Part II, Dr. White richly analyzes the Inferno, the Purgatorio, and the Paradiso in light of Catholic thought. Taken from: Christianity...

Dr. David Allen White introduces Chaucer, telling his life and focusing on his masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales. Dr. White explains the connection between Chaucer and the works of Dante, Boccaccio,...

Dr. David Allen White analyses the person and poetry of Petrarch, who arguably introduced the literary forms of the High Middle Ages in the 14th century, specifically the sonnet. Petrarch...

Dr. David Allen White continues his discussion of Eliot, his Christian vision, his mysticism, and illustrates how to deal with the difficulties of his poetic language. Taken from: My End...

Mrs. Judie Brown breaks down the illusions of secular humanism within the United States, focusing on the role the movement plays in our politics. Following this she explains the responsibilities...

Dr. William Marra critiques the proofs of St. Thomas Aquinas. The most famous student of Aristotle in the medieval West was St. Thomas. He had to demonstrate if and how...

Sophocles’ Philoctetes deals with many questions that unite the ancient and the modern world, all of which are explored by Dr. David Allen White. What role do the gods have...