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    • A Pursuit for Writing
    • A Testament of the Will
    • False Prophets
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    • The Lament of the Valkyrie
    • The Melody of Brunhild
    • A Traveller’s Guide to Hellas
    • A Traveller’s Guide to Roma
    • A Traveller’s Guide To Judea
    • Lucifer’s Confession
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  • Short Stories
    • A Child’s Play
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    • The Shield-Maiden of Poetry Act I: The Discord of the All-Father
    • The Shield-Maiden of Poetry Act II: The Lament of the Valkyrie
    • The Shield-Maiden of Poetry Act III: The Melody of Brunhild
    • The Tragedy of Youthful Diodorus
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    • The Author to Her Book
    • Sailing to Byzantium
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    • The Death of the Fantastical in Pirates of the Caribbean
      • The Death of the Fantastical in Pirates of the Caribbean Part I
      • The Death of the Fantastical in Pirates of the Caribbean Part II
      • The Death of the Fantastical in Pirates of the Caribbean Part III
    • Fear And Desire In Gladiator
      • Fear And Desire In Gladiator: The Slave Who Defied An Emperor (Part I: A Father’s Love)
      • Fear And Desire In Gladiator: The Slave Who Defied An Emperor (Part II: A Maiden’s Affection)
      • Fear And Desire In Gladiator: The Slave Who Defied An Emperor (Part III: A Crowd’s Adoration)
    • From Mediterranean Kings to Númenórean Heirs: A Study of the Virgilian Epic’s Translation into a Tolkienesque Myth
      • Middle-Earth and Prof. Tolkien Reading List: A Glance into My Doctorate
      • Virgil’s Aeneid and Classical Latin Reading List: Discovering the Epic
      • Greek Mythology and Roman History Reading List: From Trojan Kings to Roman Caesars
  • Library of Alexandria
    • The Poetic Edda
      • Book Summary: The Poetic Edda I
      • Book Summary: The Poetic Edda II
      • Book Summary: The Poetic Edda III
    • The Prose Edda
      • Book Summary: The Prose Edda I
      • Book Summary: The Prose Edda II
      • Book Summary: The Prose Edda III
    • Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations
      • Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations I
      • Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations II
      • Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations III
    • What are the Christian Roots of Christmas?
    • Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
    • The Historical Significance of BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini): A History of the Julian and Gregorian Calendars

The Western Voyager

(Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, 1818)

Author: thewesternvoyager

I’m Bryan Ricardo Marini Quintana, an author enamored with mythological texts, working in Comparative Literature Studies through the scholarly publication “Prophecies of Doom: J.R.R. Tolkien as a Translator of Old Myths into Modern Fantasy.” My background is in Humanities, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing, where I studied the Classical World, Western Art and Culture, Medieval Literature and History, alongside English and Spanish Poetry. Thereafter, I graduated with a Master’s Degree in Medieval Icelandic Studies, where I learned Old Icelandic, Old Norse Literature, Viking Age History, and the Archeology of the Middle Ages. My primary experience is as an English Teacher, teaching Grammar, Poetry, and Literature. The Western Voyager is my personal website, offering an educational and artistic platform accessible to everyone who seeks to consult wisdom or wishes to be swept away in an adventure. Here, I publish Poems, Short Stories, Film or Literature Analyses, Book Reviews, and Research Articles. I’m currently completing a Doctoral Thesis in Texts of Classical Antiquity, studying the influence of Virgilian Literature on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth. Follow on Instagram: @thewesternvoyager Contact via Gmail: thewesternvoyager@gmail.com Subscribe to the Website: TheWesternVoyager
Posted in Library of Alexandria, The Poetic Edda

Book Summary: The Poetic Edda II

Posted on October 4, 2023April 21, 2024 by thewesternvoyager

By: Bryan Ricardo Marini Quintana

Posted in Library of Alexandria, The Poetic Edda

Book Summary: The Poetic Edda I

Posted on October 1, 2023April 21, 2024 by thewesternvoyager

By: Bryan Ricardo Marini Quintana

Posted in Library of Alexandria

Prometheus’ Secret Fire XVIII

Posted on July 9, 2023July 3, 2023 by thewesternvoyager
(Johann Wenzel Peter, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 1800-1829)
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Prometheus’ Secret Fire XVII

Posted on July 6, 2023July 3, 2023 by thewesternvoyager
(Harold Anderson, Family at Church)
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Prometheus’ Secret Fire XVI

Posted on July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 by thewesternvoyager
(Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, 1484-1486)
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Prometheus’ Secret Fire XV

Posted on June 27, 2023June 21, 2023 by thewesternvoyager
(Sandro Botticelli, The Map of Hell, 1480-1490)
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Prometheus’ Secret Fire XIV

Posted on June 24, 2023June 21, 2023 by thewesternvoyager
(Bobbie Carlyle, Self Made Man, 1996)
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Prometheus’ Secret Fire XIII

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by thewesternvoyager
(Eugène Delacroix, The Barque of Dante, 1822)
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Prometheus’ Secret Fire XII

Posted on June 17, 2023June 17, 2023 by thewesternvoyager
(Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, 1818)
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Prometheus’ Secret Fire XI

Posted on June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 by thewesternvoyager
(James Carroll Beckwith, The Emperor, 1912)

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