{"product_id":"great-books-for-good-men-reflections-on-literature-and-manhood-9781621647409","title":"Great Books for Good Men: Reflections on Literature and Manhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally commissioned by Exodus 90, the pioneering men's app, these brief but stirring reflections by acclaimed writer Joseph Pearce show how great literature--including poetry--can help every Catholic man striving for virtue and holiness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on luminaries such as\u003cb\u003e Homer, Dante, St. John Henry Newman, Chesterton, Tolkien, \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e C. S. Lewis, \u003c\/b\u003e Pearce shows that literature, far from being a dead relic of the past, tackles crucial questions which are directly relevant to modern men. Among the many great books he reflects on for the benefit of men include\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Odyssey, The Aeneid, Beowulf, The Divine Comedy, Hamlet, Brideshead Revisited, The Hobbit, Chronicles of Narnia, The Ball and Cross.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Some of the classic works of poetry he comments on for men's inspiration include\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Hound of Heaven, God's Grandeur, Twelfth Night, The Tiger \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e If.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does Shakespeare say about the dangers of lust? How does God pursue the sinner like a \"Hound of Heaven\"? What does it mean to be soldiers of Christ on active duty in the Church Militant? What sort of men do we want our sons to become? What does a great poet-saint teach us about the power of the sign of the cross to exorcise demons? How can we nurture a faith which is fearless? In a culture that fosters toxic masculinity on the one hand and effeminacy on the other, the literary giants of the past offer an inspiring alternative vision of true manhood, one that Catholic men are called to embrace as they \"work out [their] salvation with fear and trembling\" (Phil 2:12).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous literary studies, including \u003ci\u003eLiterary Converts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCatholic Literary Giants\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as biographies of Oscar Wilde, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. He is the general editor of the \u003ci\u003eIgnatius Critical Editions\u003c\/i\u003e series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572399866130,"sku":"9781621647409","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_989b138b-24a9-4c24-95ff-c4e24694263b.jpg?v=1755859690","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/great-books-for-good-men-reflections-on-literature-and-manhood-9781621647409","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}