In my search to take my reading journey in a different direction, I decided to make a project of reading the great literature prior to the 1800’s. I found something scholars refer to as The Western Spine of Literature. I want to follow this collection of literature from Homer to Milton, not because I’m a scholar but because I am curious. You will see this Table of Contents grow as I present specific posts related to this reading project. You are welcome to jump right in with us at any time … pull up a chair.
Posts will appear here as they publish
Homer
- Rage, Honor, and the Long Ships Home: My Introduction to Homer
- The Iliad – A Fresh Retrospective
- A Return to Homer: On with The Odyssey
- Journey as Transformation
- Longing for Home When Everything Else Looks Easier
- Was It Wander… Lust? — The Longing Beneath the Map
- When Ithaca Becomes a Mirror: Transformation of the Home
- The Full Arc of Transformation
- Standing at the Edge: A Reflection on Homer
Virgil
- From Troy to Rome: What Virgil Is Doing to Me
- Between the Pyre and the Underworld: What Books 5 and 6 of The Aeneid Are Really Asking Us
- When the Prophecy Lands: What Books 7–9 of The Aeneid Made Me Stop and Sit With
- When the Gods Step Back: What Books 10-12 of The Aeneid Left Me Sitting With (COMING 08/04/26)
The Curious Table 