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Faith Lee
Faith holds a Bachelor’s in French Literature and Medieval Studies and an M.Ed. in language education. She views language as the key medium through which we understand and interpret human life, with interests spanning both historical and contemporary perspectives. Currently, she teaches English at a French international school in Singapore.
Education:Rutgers University Graduate School of EducationM.Ed. Language EducationRutgers University School of Arts and SciencesBA French LiteratureRutgers University School of Arts and SciencesBA Medieval StudiesExpertise:Articles by Faith Lee
The tale of Abelard and Heloise is the standout love story of the middle ages. Despite the trials posed to them throughout their life in the church, their love triumphed.
Mythical figures, from both theistic and animistic traditions alike, captivate human consciousness. Dante’s Inferno employs sinister beasts throughout the layers of hell, providing larger-than-life lessons.
As readers travel through hell with Dante and Virgil, they witness the wretched writhing in pain like animals. Yet, when Dante faces Lucifer, the devil is surprisingly human.
Two Florentine natives, born 200 years apart, left their marks on Italian identity. Dante’s Inferno was given new life by Sandro Botticelli.
