Marking the arrival of the Davenant Press's newest release, Serious Comedy, author Patrick Downey joins Onsi, Colin, and Rhys to discuss the republication of his work. They talk about the history of tragedy and comedy in the ancient world, how seriously Plato and Aristotle took writing, how the Bible changed everything, and how a post-Christian world is shifting in its relationship to its stories and acts of writing.
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Onsi: The Rise of Christian Theology and the End of Ancient Metaphysicsby Johannes Zachhuber
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Texts Discussed
Phaedrus by Plato
Symposiumby Plato
Poeticsby Aristotle
The Gay Scienceby Friedrich Nietzsche
Confessionsby Augustine
The Divine Comedyby Dante
"The Beloved Icon: An Augustinian Solution to the Problem of Sex" by Onsi A. Kamel
Spotlight
Serious Comedy: The Philosophical and Theological Significance of Tragic and Comic Writing in the Western Traditionby Patrick Downey
