Walker Larson
Author
Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."
LATEST
Old-School Literary Criticism Restores the Wonder of Literature
Literary critic Mark van Doren saw the arts as a way to connect us more deeply to life.
Sir Gawain, the Green Knight, and the Conquest of Self
Sometimes, the hardest battles are those not fought on a physical battlefield, but those involving one’s soul.
The Man Who Saved the World From World War III
Lt. Col. Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov could have called for nuclear retaliation but didn’t.
The Surprising History of the President’s ‘Resolute’ Desk
What did the British HMS Resolute have to do with the U.S. White House?
The Mystery of Love: Delving Into ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Shakespeare’s play considers both the fickleness and wisdom of love.
The Gift of Family Heirlooms
These can be as simple as a bed or a hat, yet hold so much meaning
The Practice of Traditional Crafts: How to Get Started
By creating something useful and beautiful, we make our world—and ourselves—better.
Loyalty in the Medieval Epic ‘The Song of Roland’
The poem expresses fundamental precepts of chivalry and the feudal order, that is, the ideal of a Christian knight.
Old Age, Loss, and Longing in Tennyson’s ‘Ulysses’
Ulysses possesses a thrilling zest for life and greatness of soul, but Tennyson’s portrait reveals another side to the hero.
