Henry Russell, PhD
Teaches: Literature
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About Henry Russell
A graduate of Princeton and South Carolina (MS), Dr. Henry Russell completed his graduate work at Louisiana State University. Formerly the Chairman of Ave Maria College’s Department of Literature, he has also been a professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Wake Forest University. He is a founding faculty member of the St. Robert Southwell Creative Writing Workshop held in Mahwah, New Jersey.
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About Henry Russell
Dr. Russell is Headmaster of the St. Augustine’s Homeschool Enrichment Program, which he founded with his wife Crystal. The program began in Fall 2005 with 20 students in two living rooms and now tutors more than 140 students in three locations.
Dr. Russell’s works include The Catholic Shakespeare Audio Series. He was the Associate Editor of The Formalist from 1990-2004 and his writings have been published in various journals. He was honored to edit Dr. Alice von Hildebrand’s groundbreaking volume, The Privilege of Being a Woman.
See Courses & Videos
- The Catholic Shakespeare: A Contrast of Kings: Macbeth and Julius Caesar
- The Catholic Shakespeare: Early and Late Comedies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest
- The Hobbit or There and Back Again as Gateway to J.R.R.Tolkien
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Beowulf and Christ
- Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer; Trust God and Tradition
- The Man Who Was Thursday by Chesterton (Modern Catholic Classics Series)
- The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Modern Catholic Classics Series)
- Homer’s Odyssey; The Soul of Pre-Socratic Wisdom
- The Iliad: Glory and the Will of God
- King Arthur and Christ: Heroism and Holiness
- Medieval Literature for Modern Catholics
- Scarlet Letter
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Chivalry, Courtesy and Chastity
- Sophocles and Tragedy
- Virgil’s Aeneid: The Founding of Nations in the Will of God
- Death Comes for the Archbishop (American Classics Series)
- Redemptive Comedy of Flannery O’Connor (American Classics Series)
- Inferno (Hell) by Dante
- Purgatorio (Purgatory) by Dante
- Dante’s Paradiso (Heaven)
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Testimonials from Students & Parents
"He helped me to understand"
Student: “I learned so much about the Christian themes as well as literary genius through the sagacity of Dr. Russell. He also helped me to understand the writing style of Willa Cather.”
"Entirely fascinating"
Student: “Dr. Russell talks a lot, but is entirely fascinating and has a thorough grasp of his subject matter.”
"A gift for teaching!"
Student: “Prof. Russell was great. He really has a gift for teaching!”
"Delighted to hear some new insights"
Student: “I love The Man Who Was Thursday and was delighted to hear some new insights on it.”
"Dr. Russell's courses bring life and understanding"
Parent: “My daughter has loved watching Dr. Russell’s recorded lectures over her high school career. We use Kolbe Academy and Dr. Russell’s courses bring life and understanding to the books she’s required to read for Kolbe.”
"I loved that the entire class had a Catholic outlook"
Student: “This was the first class I took as a homeschooler (after switching out of the public school system) and I loved that the entire class had a Catholic outlook. It was more than a literature class – it was theology.”
"I didn't even begin to imagine"
Student: “I didn’t even begin to imagine half of the parallels and typologies. Thank you, Dr. Russell.”