Anchises and the Burden of the Future
The future does not ask us to predict it. It asks whether we will leave it better material to build with.
The Underworld Is a Moral Archive
The underworld is where every simplified story becomes complicated again.
The Golden Bough Is Not a Shortcut
The Golden Bough does not make Aeneas wise. It proves that he has come prepared to enter a world where wisdom cannot be taken by force.
Aeneas Below the Earth
A six-part series on Virgil’s Aeneid VI, the underworld, Roman duty, memory, moral consequence, civic responsibility, and the work of building for future generations.