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- Mini-Classes, Webinars
- Advent Bundle
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$60.00
- Everything you need for Advent Read-Alouds This Advent Bundle Includes Recordings of these previous classes: An in-depth mini-class on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol taught by Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks. With the approach of Advent, it’s the perfect time to explore Charles Dickens’ classic tale of selfishness and redemption and the Christmas spirit. Drawing on her expertise…
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- Webinars
- Can Dante’s Inferno Save the World?
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$15.00
- (Note: This is a recording of a previously live webinar. To access the recorded video afterwards, log in to your House of Humane Letters account, click "Dashboard," then "Orders," then click the corresponding order. There will be a link that says "View Recording.") This webinar taught by Dr. Jason Baxter will introduce (or reintroduce) readers to Dante's Inferno by focusing…
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- Webinars
- George Orwell: His Life and Work Webinar by Thomas Banks(Streaming Video)
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$15.00
- Note: This purchase gives access to the streaming video of this webinar. George Orwell did more to shape the imagination and political obsessions of the last century than almost any other writer of his generation. Both his fiction and nonfiction writings have begotten many imitators, and their language and characters have entered the common vocabulary of the English-speaking world. Join…
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- Webinars
- Jonathan Swift: Enemy of the Enlightenment Webinar
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$15.00
- This is a recording of a previously live webinar. To view the recordings after the LIVE session, log in to your account on www.houseofhumaneletters.com, click on My Account and then Orders to view the recording Jonathan Swift was the last great defender of the Ancients in what was known as The Battle of the Ancients versus the Moderns. He was…
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- Webinars
- King Henry VIII and the Beginnings of Modern England (streaming video)
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$15.00
- (Note: This is a recording of a previously live webinar. To access the recorded video afterwards, log in to your House of Humane Letters account, click "Dashboard," then "Orders," then click the corresponding order. There will be a link that says "View Recording.") King Henry the Eighth, the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, has been credited both by admirers…
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- Webinars
- King Lear Webinar
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$15.00
- Streaming Video of Webinar. To View the Videos after purchase, log in, click Orders, then View, then Click Here to View the Videos, and you will be taken to the video player and playlist. King Lear is one of the darkest and most violent of Shakespeare’s tragedies, but just as the lightning flashes through the storm on the heath, there are moments…
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- Webinars
- Napoleon Bonaparte: His Rise, Ruin, and Legacy (A Webinar)
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$15.00
- Note: This is a recording of a previously Live Webinar. To access the recorded video afterwards, log in to your House of Humane Letters account, click "Dashboard," then "Orders," then click the corresponding order. There will be a link that says "View Recording." Napoleon Bonaparte, whose ambitions, victories, and final defeat at Waterloo changed Europe permanently in the wake…
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- Webinars
- Poetry and Classical Myth Webinar (Streaming Video)
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$15.00
- Poetry and Classical Myth: The Influence of Greek and Roman Myth on English Poetry Join classicist and poet Thomas Banks for a webinar on the influence of classical mythology on English poetry. The influence of Greek and Roman mythology on English poetry has been immense. The imagery, recurring themes and narratives of the great works of the English language owe…
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- Webinars
- Satire & Sanctity: The War Novels of Evelyn Waugh (streaming video)
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$15.00
- Note: This is a video of a previously live webinar. To access the recorded video, log in to your House of Humane Letters account, click "Dashboard," then "Orders," then click the corresponding order. There will be a link that says "View Recording." Evelyn Waugh was one of the comic masters of 20th century English literature. He was also a veteran of…
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- Webinars
- The Fable: A Webinar by Thomas Banks
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$15.00
- Note: This is the streaming video for a previously live webinar. People have written stories about animals for nearly as long as we have written stories about ourselves. From the fables of Aesop to the folk tales of Joel Chandler Harris, tales of four-footed tricksters and furry fools have found a permanent place in the literature of several civilizations. Join…
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- Webinars
- The Life & Imagination of Milton: A Webinar by James Banks
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$15.00
- Note: This is a streaming video of a previously LIVE webinar. See below for instructions on viewing the recording. In 1667, Paradise Lost, the greatest narrative poem in the English language, appeared in print. John Milton, the author, was a blind, gout-afflicted scholar and retired civil servant living in obscurity as he approached his 60th birthday. He had not published…
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- Webinars
- The Poetry of Advent Webinar (Streaming Video)
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$15.00
- In the days leading up to Christmas, it is good to appreciate the poetry of the sacred season, of which the poets of England and America have offered so much. On December 4th, Thomas Banks will read and discuss several classic Christmas poems by George Herbert, Christina Rossetti, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and others with commentary on their historical background. He…
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- Webinars
- The Tempest Webinar (Recording)
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$15.00
- (NOTE: This is a recording of a previously live webinar.) Storms and time. The sea and the soul. Dreams and imagination. Shakespeare's last play is one of only two with a plot that's original to him. In this webinar we will explore the author's inspiration, discuss the original audience's expectations, and find the harmony in this tale of vengeance and love.…
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- Webinars
- The War That Didn’t End All Wars–A Webinar by Thomas Banks (Recording)
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$15.00
- Note: This purchase gives you lifetime access to the streaming video of a previously live webinar. To view the webinar, login to your account, click Orders, then View. The greatest result of the First World War was, unquestionably, the deaths of twenty million human beings. Other tragedies bred by that conflict included the disruptions of politics, religion, and society…
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- Webinars
- Tolkien & The Old English Tradition
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$15.00
- (Note: This is a recording of a previously live webinar. To access the recorded video afterwards, log in to your House of Humane Letters account, click "Dashboard," then "Orders," then click the corresponding order. There will be a link that says "View Recording." The Slides and the Chat Box are also in Your Account right under View Recording.) Tolkien &…
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- Webinars
- Two Modern Poets: Eliot, Auden, and the Age of Anxiety
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$15.00
- (Note: This is a recording of a previously live webinar. To access the recorded video afterwards, log in to your House of Humane Letters account, click "Dashboard," then "Orders," then click the corresponding order. There will be a link that says "View Recording.") A Webinar by Thomas Banks and Michael Williams The 20th century was an era in which poetry…
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- Webinars
- Western Films and Western Fiction (a webinar)
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$15.00
- This purchase is for streaming access to the video of a previously live webinar. To access this video after purchase, (make sure you are logged in on a computer) click Dashboard, then Orders, click the order you want to view and then click the link that says View the Recording. America does not have any story form comparable to the…
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