An often-reproduced painting in a private collection in Brooklyn purports to depict from life, around 1603, Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare playing chess. Bryan Loughrey and Neil Taylor, writing in the Winter, 1983, issue of Shakespeare Quarterly, noted that, “The chess portrait is unusual in that . . . its claims to authenticity rely largely on [...]
Joseph Pearce's appearance on The Catholic Theology Show discussing his book, Frodo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings: Frodo and the Faith - Joseph Pearce (jpearce.co)
Buchel, Charles A.; Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917), as Macbeth in 'Macbeth' by William Shakespeare; Theatre Collection; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/herbert-beerbohm-tree-18521917-as-macbeth-in-macbeth-by-william-shakespeare-30506 Solving the latest criminal misrepresentation of Shakespeare... Whodunnit? A Shakespeare Mystery - Joseph Pearce (jpearce.co)
What is true science and what does Shakespeare teach us about it? Shakespeare and Science - Joseph Pearce (jpearce.co)
Sample Content from Our Latest Issue Table of Contents Sample Article Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown: FROM LOGIC TO METAPHYSICS T. S. Eliot and detective stories In addition to the authors of undeniable quality that readers of detective novels can enjoy, the genre’s library also contains literary critics of great stature, including, perhaps surprisingly to [...]
Discovering the unsung hero of the Catholic Revival in France... Anti-Catholic Revolution and Catholic Revival - Joseph Pearce (jpearce.co)
The latest episode in Joseph Pearce's series for EWTN on Great Books Every Catholic Should Know... Love and Responsibility in Shakespeare - Joseph Pearce (jpearce.co)
How a conversation between Father Dwight Longenecker and Joseph Pearce led to the birth of Rosary College... A New College is Born - Joseph Pearce (jpearce.co)
The Troubadours come down with spring fever and feel the flower power... Picking Flowers with the Troubadours - Joseph Pearce (jpearce.co)
Is heaven where the Son rises or where He never sets? Is it in the Mystic East or the Mystic West? And why did Lewis and Tolkien look for it in opposite directions? Which Way Is Heaven? - Joseph Pearce (jpearce.co)