Adversaria — Drew Nathaniel Keane

Writing for the ear and writing for the eye call for different priorities.

Drew Nathaniel KeaneAugust 25, 2019

Pope, Wordsworth, and the problematic pendulum swing

We all know too well the common “pendulum swinging” story of how we got from the Enlightenment to the Romantic period of literature. Most of us also know that it is a very misleading oversimplification…

Drew Nathaniel KeaneJune 10, 2019literary, eighteenth century, poetry

The Circe of Milton’s Comus

Like his poetic forebears, Milton does not portray Circe herself, but a Circean character.

Drew Nathaniel KeaneJune 5, 2019literary, poetry

A brief overview of Calvin’s discussion of the Eucharist

Those who claim Calvin takes too low a view of the Eucharist should spend some time reading the Institutes.

Drew Nathaniel KeaneJune 27, 2018

A Hymn for Holy Week

I enter now Gethsemane
And I behold Thee weep.
I come to watch and pray with Thee:
Save me, O Lord, from sleep.

Drew Nathaniel KeaneMarch 28, 2018

Occasional adversaria in prose & verse that “expatiate free o’er all this scene of Man.” What you find below usually represents work-in-progress. If you find something that captures your interest, do feel welcome to write.