Author: Jake de Luca

Jake de Luca Professor Siewers ENLS 341 3 May 2024 Final Project Introduction      Upon departing the hermitage, Alyosha gave Father Paissy a twisted smile and a look of strange content in silence. Alyosha waved, almost to offer some sort of half-hearted goodbye, and strode toward the gates of the hermitage – weary of his…

Jake de Luca 22 April 2024 ENLS 341 Professor Siewers Final Project Memo Nearly half a century removed from the rubble of Byzantine civilization, Fyodor Dostoevsky emerged as a unique writer following the early stages of European-influenced modernization. His writings in The Brothers Karamazov offered a significant perspective on the importance of introspection and morality.…

The Brothers Karamazov, Book 7, Chapter 2 page 362 Martin Heidegger, Part 2.1 page 197 Discussion Question for both:  In the Geviert, man recognizes the fourfold truths (sky, gods, men, and earth) without actually being. In this way, the Geviert opens up to us. How does Alyosha accept the Geviert without “accepting his world” –…

Book 4, Chapter 2: At His Father’s Focus Excerpt: Page 184 Discussion Question:  Transition chapters as character development: How does Fyodor’s behavior offer insight into his desires while simultaneously deepening the bond between him and Alyosha?

This blog entry will seek to reflect on the passage from page 73 to 74 in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky in tandem with Alexander Dugin’s discussion on “The Catastrophe of Platonism” in Martin Heidegger: The Philosophy of Another Being. On page 74 of The Brothers Karamazov, Dmitri enters and quickly falls silent to…

In Chapter VII of Emma, there is a palpable sense of regret from our main character Emma. Emma often finds herself in positions of great significance to the collection of people she is around, therefore behaving with such candor that is – and can be disguised as – charming. However, Emma has shown moments of…

In Defense of Self-Identity Jake de Luca In Book Two of Sir Philip Sidney’s The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia, Pyrocles (Zelmane) looks at Gynecia with what she perceives to be the “eyes of a true lover” while the two are tracked by the onlooking, jealous eyes of Basilius. In this moment, the three individuals are…

Jake de Luca 8 March 2024 ENLS 341 Professor Siewers Mid-Semester Project Memo This mid-semester project will examine Sir Philip Sidney’s The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia in cooperation with Writings from the Philokalia and Medieval Philosophy to reveal transfigurational virtue as demonstrated by the novel’s interpersonal relationships and reinforced by Christian influence on individual identity.…

This week’s focus is in analyzing The Faerie Queen, specifically Book I. As played out in Cantos VII through XII, The Redcrosse Knight becomes a clear symbol of Christian virtue as carried out by his service to Una on behalf of The Faerie Queen herself. The Redcrosse Knight is so passionate about his desire to…

In Book Three of The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia, the outline provided in regard to “The Third Eclogues” refers to the use of Pan and Cupid in the shepherd-singers poem to Thyrsis and Kala. It is important to note the actual role of Pan and Cupid because of the significance they hold in relation to…