Progymnasmata for the High School Student – Year One, Week Six

English Fables Fables continued into the Early Modern Era to provide compelling sources for retelling for contemporary readers.     Day 1 – Roger L’Estrange Robert L’Estrange published a collection of fables by Aesop and by others, which he translated into English, including those by Laurentius Abstemius, an Italian, who published his fables in Latin in theContinue reading “Progymnasmata for the High School Student – Year One, Week Six”

The World’s Story: A History of the World in Song, Story, and Art

Volume I – China Japan Volume II – India Persia Mesopotamia and Palestine Volume III – Egypt Africa and Arabia Volume IV – Greece and Rome Volume V – Italy Fance Spain and Portugal Volume VI – Russia Austria-Hungary The Balkan States and Turkey Volume VII – Germany The Netherlands and Switzerland Volume VIII –Continue reading “The World’s Story: A History of the World in Song, Story, and Art”