Professor William Cook

Notre Dame Cathedral before fire
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Notre-Dame Cathedral, Remembered

April 22, 2019

Like many around the world, we at The Great Courses were moved by this shocking loss. Notre-Dame is not only a stunning example of architecture and a repository for art and culture, it is an iconic part of the world’s history. […]

Dante and Beatrice speak to the teachers of wisdom in Dantes Paradise
Ancient Literature

Dante’s Paradise: The Sphere of Wisdom

December 14, 2016

By William R. Cook, Ph.D.,  State University of New York, Geneseo & Ronald B. Herzman,Ph.D., State University of New York, Geneseo On their journey through Paradise, […]