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- Mini-Classes
- Shakespeare’s Roman Plays (videos)
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$45.00
- 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…
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- Mini-Classes, Streaming Video
- Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
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$80.00
- 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!…
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- Mini-Classes, Streaming Video
- Summer Latin Boot Camp
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$180.00
- 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…
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- Mini-Classes, Streaming Video
- The Chronicles of Narnia (A Course by Kelly Cumbee)
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$350.00
- The Chronicles of Narnia have been enjoyed by adults and children alike since they were first published in the 1950s. But our understanding of how stories work, as well as our expectations of what’s appropriate in a series written by a Christian for children, have changed in the decades since then, and this poses a problem for many adult readers.…
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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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