The data below are in the format indicated in the first line: The first word given is the term that I searched on opensyllabus.org, followed by its frequency in 2008, its frequency in 2024, and the percent change. So, for example, the first ter...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Revolt Of The Masses" which Jose Ortega y Gasset first published as a series of essays in 1929 before it was published as a book in 1930. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Fr...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss the play "Agamemnon," by Aeschylus, which is the first part of Aeschylus' only extant trilogy "Oresteia," which premiered in 458 BC.I was very pleased to have my good friend Evan join me for this d...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism," which was written by Max Weber and published in 1904.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: 

This is a talk I gave at a bookstore in Western Maryland in October 2025 discussing the world in which Mary Shelley was living when she wrote Frankenstein. Pick up my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: https://ww...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Spirit Of The Laws," which was written by Montesquieu and published in 1748.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Fathers And Sons," which was written by Ivan Turgenev and published in 1862.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "We," which was written by Yevgeny Zamyatin and first published in 1924. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com

In this episode of Canonball we continue discussing "The New Science," which was written by Giambattista Vico and first published in 1725, before being republished in a revised edition in 1730, and a final edition in 1744. See also Part I for m...

In this episode of Canonball we begin discussing "The New Science," which was written by Giambattista Vico and first published in 1725, before being republished in a revised edition in 1730, and a final edition in 1744. See also Part II for mor...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Devil's Dictionary," which was written by Ambrose Bierce and first published as a book in 1906 before being republished in 1911.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Last Man," which was written by Mary Shelley and published in 1826.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com

This is a short story I wrote. I hope you enjoy it. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Statesman," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Dea...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Sophist," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Death...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Theaetetus," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The De...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Cratylus," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Deat...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Phaedo," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Death ...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Crito," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Death o...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Apology," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Death...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Euthyphro," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Dea...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Growth Of The Soil," which was written by Knut Hamsun and published in 1917.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Beautiful And Damned," which was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1922. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: Vollra...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote Of La Mancha," which was written by Miguel De Cervantes and originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615.A correction: Edith Grossman's translation is 9...

Today I wanted to let you know where I've been and what to expect going forward, then offer my thoughts on a few topics.  Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishi...