Jacob Terneus, Author at The Imaginative Conservative

About Jacob Terneus

Jacob Terneus is a graduate of Wyoming Catholic College. He is currently pursuing graduate studies in Classics at the University of Kentucky. Mr. Terneus' academic interests include John Milton, Flannery O’Connor, and the nature of political philosophy.

Chasing Lions: Don Quixote in Pursuit of the Beautiful

By Jacob Terneus|2019-06-11T14:21:58-05:00June 9th, 2019|Categories: Beauty, Culture, Great Books, Imagination, Love, Timeless Essays, Truth|

When man pursues beauty, he takes it into himself and becomes beautiful through it; a perpetual beauty-seeker, such as Don Quixote, is, therefore, a beautiful man. Today’s offering in our Timeless Essay series affords our readers the opportunity to join Jacob Terneus, as he reflects upon the character of Don Quixote. —W. Winston Elliott [...]

Chasing Lions: Don Quixote in Pursuit of the Beautiful

By Jacob Terneus|2018-02-22T00:28:45-05:00November 29th, 2017|Categories: Beauty, Culture, Featured, Great Books, History, Literature, Love, Truth|

When man pursues beauty, he takes it into himself and becomes beautiful through it; a perpetual beauty-seeker, such as Don Quixote, is, therefore, a beautiful man… He conceived the strangest notion that ever took shape in a madman’s head, considering it desirable and necessary, both for the increase of his honor and the common [...]