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Petrarch: an introduction . . .
Petrarch as Singing Tree Dear Friends, At our February 21, 2026 Section meeting, we began an exploration of the Italian Renaissance, Renaissance Humanism, and the secular humanist literary tradition that is so central to our Section and its concerns. Although we are using Rudolf Steiner Art History lectures (GA 292) from 1916-1917 as our starting point, the meetings will include presentations from time to time that focus on the literary side of things. We've of course been doing that all along over the years, but now we are doing this in a more concerted and you might say "esoteric"...
“Steps Toward a Poetry of Knowing” / Part Two
The Baby Maybe Needs Something? Rudolf Steiner's "First Address" / & Steps Toward a Poetry of Knowing ...
Under the Sign of the Mother: “Raphael-Novalis”
Dear Friends, Here is the author-edited video of the Zoom lecture that I delivered to the American Anthroposophical...
“Dante and Giotto; A Conversation” An Essay by Albert Steffen
"Flight into Egypt" / Giotto "Dante and Giotto; A Conversation" by Albert Steffen The most wonderful example of how a poet and painter,...
The Community Begins: Rudolf Steiner’s “Theosophical” Years, 1900-1914
Dear Friends, In November 2025 the Anthroposophical Society in America hosted three one-hour sessions on the topic The Community Begins: Rudolf...
The Dark Forest: A Fairytale
In Search of Ars Poetica. Does the work of our Section really matter? What do we do? Why do we do it? 470. ARS LITTERARIA. The...
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