Anthony Esolen
AUTHOR

Anthony Esolen

Religion & Spirituality | Literature & Fiction | History
Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
Anthony Esolen is a professor of English and a writer in residence at Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts in Warner, New Hampshire. He is a senior editor of Touchstone magazine, and a contributing editor of Crisis and Chronicles. A poet in his own right, Professor Esolen is known for his verse translations of epic poetry, including the three volumes of Dante's Divine Comedy (Random House, Modern Library), Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered (Johns Hopkins), and Lucretius' On the Nature of Things (Johns Hopkins). His sacred work, The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord, is a book length sacred poem centered on the life of Christ. A noted essayist and social commentator, Anthony Esolen has published books on a broad range topics from literature, to theology, to education and culture, ancient to modern. Books by Anthony Esolen On the Nature of Things (Verse translation of Lucretius’ De rerum natura, with scholarly commentary) Johns Hopkins, 1995 Jerusalem Delivered (Verse translation of Tasso's Gerusalemme Liberata, with scholarly commentary) Johns Hopkins, 2000 Ironies of Faith: The Laughter at the Heart of Christian Literature ISI, 2007 Inferno (verse translation of Dante’s Inferno) Random House, Modern Library Edition, 2002 Purgatory (verse translation of Dante's Purgatorio) Random House, Modern Library Edition, 2003 Paradise (verse translation of Dante's Paradiso) Random House, Modern Library Edition, 2005 The Beauty of the Word: A Running Commentary on the Roman Missal Magnificat, 2012 Reclaiming Catholic Social Teaching (treatise on the social teaching of Pope Leo XIII) Sophia Instute Press, 2014 The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization Regnery, 2008 Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of your Child ISI, 2010 Roman Missal Companion Magnificat, 2011 Reflections on the Christian Life Sophia Institute Press, 2012 Living the Days of Advent and the Christmas Season Paulist Press, 2013 Defending Marriage: Twelve Arguments for Sanity St. Benedict Press, 2014 Life Under Compulsion: Ten Ways to Destroy the Humanity of Your Child ISI, 2015 Real Music: A Guide to the Timeless Hymns of the Church Tan Books, 2016 Angels, Barbarians, & Nincompoops Tan Books, 2017 Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture Regnery, 2017 Nostalgia: Going Home in a Homeless World Regnery, 2018 No Apologies: How Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men Regnery, 2022 Defending Boyhood Tan Books, 2018 How the Church Has Changed the World, Magnificat, Volume One, 2019; Volume Two, 2020; Volume Three 2022 In the Beginnng Was the Word Angelico Press, 2021 The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord Ignatius, 2018 Peppers New Poets Series, 1991
Read more Read less
You're getting a free audiobook


You're getting a free audiobook.

$14.95 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Try for $0.00

Best Sellers

Product List
  • The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization Audiobook By Anthony Esolen cover art

    Regular price: $16.34 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $16.34 or 1 credit

    Included in Plus membership
    Try for $0.00
  • Dante's Inferno Audiobook By Anthony Esolen PhD cover art

    Regular price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Try for $0.00
  • Defending Boyhood Audiobook By Anthony Esolen PhD cover art

    • Defending Boyhood

    • How Building Forts, Reading Stories, Playing Ball, and Praying to God Can Change the World
    • By: Anthony Esolen PhD
    • Narrated by: Kevin F. Spalding
    • Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 04-11-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 50 ratings

    Regular price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Try for $0.00
  • No Apologies Audiobook By Anthony Esolen cover art

    • No Apologies

    • Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men
    • By: Anthony Esolen
    • Narrated by: John McLain
    • Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
    • Release date: 05-24-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 138 ratings

    Regular price: $13.58 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $13.58 or 1 credit

    Included in Plus membership
    Try for $0.00
  • The Roots of Western Civilization Audiobook By Anthony Esolen Ph.D. cover art

    Regular price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Try for $0.00
  • Out of the Ashes Audiobook By Anthony Esolen cover art

    Regular price: $20.00 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $20.00 or 1 credit

    Try for $0.00
  • Dante's Paradise Audiobook By Anthony Esolen PhD cover art

    Regular price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Try for $0.00
  • Dante's Purgatory Audiobook By Anthony Esolen PhD cover art

    Regular price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Try for $0.00
  • Reclaiming Catholic Social Teaching Audiobook By Anthony Esolen cover art

    Regular price: $19.95 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $19.95 or 1 credit

    Try for $0.00
  • Nostalgia Audiobook By Anthony Esolen cover art

    • Nostalgia

    • Going Home in a Homeless World
    • By: Anthony Esolen
    • Narrated by: Tom Parks
    • Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 04-05-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

    Regular price: $20.00 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $20.00 or 1 credit

    Try for $0.00
  • Defending Marriage Audiobook By Anthony Esolen cover art

    Regular price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Try for $0.00

Are you an author?

Help us improve our Author Pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography.
Visit Amazon Author Central