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…
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. "The French Revolution", an English historian once wrote, "was…
This is the recording of a previously Live Webinar. How do I view the recording? Log in to your account on www.houseofhumaneletters.com, click on My Account and then Orders to view the recording. Questions? [email protected] In 1944, when Allied troops were jumping behind enemy lines and disembarking under heavy fire on Normandy’s beaches, a film unit from the British Ministry of…
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…
NOTE: This purchase provides access to the recordings a previously live class. Almost 20 hours of instruction. *****(Note: The login information for this class will be in your Completed Invoice under Notes. Email [email protected] with any login questions.")****** Fairy tales are universal. We find them in every time and in every culture. For as long as there have been words,…
NOTE: This purchase provides access to the recordings a previously live class. Our customer service coordinator will email you the login info and instructions for the course. The subject of Latin has in recent years come to occupy a prominent place in the education of many homeschool students. Latin is not an “easy” language (are there any easy languages?), and…
Note: These are the streaming videos for a conference held in April 2021. 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. On the eve of the outbreak of World War Two, Christian writers, intellectuals, poets, and academics began to gather…
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…
NOTE: This purchase provides access to the recordings a previously live class. Almost 20 hours of instruction. Our customer service coordinator will email you the login info and instructions for the course. C.S. Lewis says it is “worth while to spend some labour on ‘putting ourselves back’ into the universe which our ancestors believed themselves to inhabit. What their work…
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…
Shakespeare’s three great Roman tragedies remain definitive representations of political power, tyranny, anarchy, unrestrained passion, and the corruptibility of men. Join classicist Thomas Banks this October for his three-session short class on Shakespeare’s Romans; enjoy the supreme excellence of Shakespeare’s dramatic verse; discover the historical basis of the three plays in the writings of Plutarch; and enter into the world…
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…
Note: This class is completed, but you may work through the course at your own pace. After you purchase the class, you will receive a link to the virtual classroom. Instructor: Kelly Cumbee C.S. Lewis says it is “worth while to spend some labour on ‘putting ourselves back’ into the universe which our ancestors believed themselves to inhabit. What their…
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…
Note: This is the streaming video of a previously live webinar. How do I view the recording? Log in to your account on www.houseofhumaneletters.com, click on My Account and then Orders to view the recording. You cannot access the recording from your receipt. You must log in first. C.S. Lewis says that reading old literature is a lot like visiting…
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…
This is the recording of a LIVE webinar taught by Angelina Stanford (over 90 minutes). To view the recording, login to your account, click Dashboard, then Orders, then View. Learn what a fairy tale is, how to read one, and how to find the Gospel in every story. Price: $15
THE 2019 LITERARY LIFE CONFERENCE 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. For over three decades, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins have been passionate advocates for the centrality of stories and books for, not only, education--but for all…
To View the Video after purchase, log in, click Orders, then View, then Click Here to View the Video, and you will be taken to the video player. Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. -Aristotle- Want to love poetry, but you just don’t know how to? Already love poetry but…
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…
Join Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks for a 3-day IN-DEPTH look at Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol--- just in time for Christmas! 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 in Victorian literature, folklore, and mythology, Angelina Stanford will reveal the…
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…
Note: This purchase allows you to stream the recordings of the conference. We live in disrupted and disenchanted times. So, for that matter, have many in the past few centuries. How ought to we form our minds and hearts to meet with grace and magnanimity the confusion of the age in which we live? To these questions few modern authors…
Note: This is the recording of a LIVE 5-day class taught by Angelina Stanford (over 8 hours of instruction!) Also note that this course was recorded many years ago when I was associated with another company. I no longer have any association with them and do not endorse them. Learn how to read this medieval romance like the original audience!…