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P.O. Box 1333
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Email: info@arxpub.com
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THE Tarpeian Rock An Annual Literary Magazine |
"Hinc ad Tarpeiam sedem et
Capitolia ducit aurea nunc,
olim siluestribus horrida dumis." --Virgil's Aeneid, viii, l. 347-8 |
| Rising from the past like an avenging angel, The Tarpeian Rock is the bane of
post-modernists, profligates, and purveyors of literary and artistic
stultiloquy everywhere. For too long, mediocrity, absurdity, and
obscenity have dominated the worlds of art and literature. Inspired by
a satanic vocation, the enlightened experts have spent the last hundred
years or so declaring the beautiful trite, and the ugly transcendent.
And what do we have to show for this century of confusion? Piles of
rusting metal that some consider sculpture; Meaningless novels which
celebrate moral and cultural relativism; Poetry that is nothing but
flaccid prose with bad line breaks; The expurgation of God from public
discourse except as an object of criticism. The finest galleries house
art that could easily be replicated by a troubled five year-old.
Everywhere there is an infantile obsession with pornographic
titillation. In this milieu, The Tarpeian Rock provides a welcome counter-punch. This is a magazine that discerning readers enjoy and yet feel comfortable leaving on the coffee table where their kids might see it. Called "the work of a coterie of committed and practiced writers" by Literary Magazine Review, The Tarpeian Rock includes works both sober and humorous. Clever short stories are featured alongside insightful opinion pieces with the main theme being an appreciation for God, country, and traditional values. Pieces that extol a particular virtue, like faith, courage, loyalty, honesty, love, hope, or compassion are particularly welcomed. Also satirical pieces that really take the gloves off in attacking relativism, nihilism, pseudoscience, political correctness, or cultural vulgarity are given pride of place.
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Articles
from the 2009 issue... We Must Follow They Know Not What They Do Articles from the 2008 issue... The Pledge Doors Article from the 2007 issue... The Curse of Borello Articles from the 2006 issue... Filleting Nemo If Bigfoot Could Vote Article from the 2005 issue... People Don't Write That Way Anymore Articles from the 2004 issue... Over the Target Elfland's Ethics Articles from the 2003 issue... Postmodern Postmortem The First Attack that United the World |
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Visit the Literate Octopus
to see cartoons from Kate Sohler as featured in The Tarpeian Rock |
