{"id":10218321117478,"title":"Dante's Footsteps: Poems and Reflections on Poetry","handle":"dantes-footsteps-poems-and-reflections-on-poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(53, 104, 56);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Paul Krause\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(53, 104, 56);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9798999231314\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(53, 104, 56);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 95\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a deep understanding of the literary and artistic traditions that have shaped Western culture over the centuries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Paul Krause presents readers with thirty poems and four essays reflecting on those traditions. He understands that it is in poetry that the aspirations, emotions, and dreams of people across generations and societies have been best articulated. Whether one is viewing the night sky, the first glimmer of sunrise, or the morning dew, the natural world presents much to consider. So too, do the ballads that have been told myriad times to instruct and to entertain. In them we find laughter and love, longing and lament.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKrause’s essays and reflections remind readers that fuller appreciation and understanding of a poet’s words may be achieved when we reflect upon the poet as well as the poet’s word. Creativity is a remarkable gift and in these pages are words of wisdom and a light for our path.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Krause\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a teacher, writer, and the editor-in-chief of VoegelinView. He is a frequent writer on the arts, classics, literature, music, politics, philosophy, and religion for numerous newspapers, magazines, and journals. His other books include \u003ci\u003eMuses on a Fire: Essays on Faith, Film, and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The Odyssey of Love: A Christian Guide to the Great Books\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Finding Arcadia: Wisdom, Truth, and Love in the Classics\u003c\/i\u003e. Apart from teaching and writing, he is an avid hiker and those experiences often influence his creative writing and poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-08-18T16:30:59-04:00","created_at":"2025-08-18T16:30:57-04:00","vendor":"Stone Tower Press","type":"Book","tags":["Literary Criticism","Paul Krause","Poems","Poetry"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":50930724962598,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9798999231314","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Dante's Footsteps: Poems and Reflections on Poetry","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1995,"weight":198,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9798999231314","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Dante_s_Footsteps_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1755548869","\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Dante_s_Footsteps_Back_Cover.jpg?v=1755548894"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Dante_s_Footsteps_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1755548869","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":42833846665510,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2700,"width":1800,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Dante_s_Footsteps_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1755548869"},"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2700,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Dante_s_Footsteps_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1755548869","width":1800},{"alt":null,"id":42833847976230,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":2682,"width":1787,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Dante_s_Footsteps_Back_Cover.jpg?v=1755548894"},"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":2682,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Dante_s_Footsteps_Back_Cover.jpg?v=1755548894","width":1787}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(53, 104, 56);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Paul Krause\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(53, 104, 56);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9798999231314\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(53, 104, 56);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 95\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a deep understanding of the literary and artistic traditions that have shaped Western culture over the centuries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Paul Krause presents readers with thirty poems and four essays reflecting on those traditions. He understands that it is in poetry that the aspirations, emotions, and dreams of people across generations and societies have been best articulated. Whether one is viewing the night sky, the first glimmer of sunrise, or the morning dew, the natural world presents much to consider. So too, do the ballads that have been told myriad times to instruct and to entertain. In them we find laughter and love, longing and lament.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKrause’s essays and reflections remind readers that fuller appreciation and understanding of a poet’s words may be achieved when we reflect upon the poet as well as the poet’s word. Creativity is a remarkable gift and in these pages are words of wisdom and a light for our path.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Krause\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a teacher, writer, and the editor-in-chief of VoegelinView. He is a frequent writer on the arts, classics, literature, music, politics, philosophy, and religion for numerous newspapers, magazines, and journals. His other books include \u003ci\u003eMuses on a Fire: Essays on Faith, Film, and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The Odyssey of Love: A Christian Guide to the Great Books\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Finding Arcadia: Wisdom, Truth, and Love in the Classics\u003c\/i\u003e. Apart from teaching and writing, he is an avid hiker and those experiences often influence his creative writing and poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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