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.
Areas of Expertise
Strange Do’s and Don’ts of Dating in the Medieval World
Courtly love graced the medieval stage after centuries of strategic marriages.
Abelard and Heloise: The Standout Love Story of the Middle Ages
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.
Hell Beasts: Mythical Figures From Dante’s Inferno
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.
Humanness in the Pits of Hell: The Devil in Dante’s Inferno
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.
Depictions of Hell: Sandro Botticelli’s Drawings of Dante’s Inferno
Two Florentine natives, born 200 years apart, left their marks on Italian identity. Dante’s Inferno was given new life by Sandro Botticelli.
Dante’s Inferno vs. The School of Athens: Intellectuals in Limbo
Dante’s Inferno and Raphael’s The School of Athens provide two different perspectives on Antiquity’s thinkers. Raphael bathes them in sunlight, while Dante condemns them to the limbo-level of hell.