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

Reynard the Fox This week, we return to Europe.  We will focus on one character who emerged from medieval fables to become the hero in his own “beast” epic.  We will then trace his legacy through to the early 20th Century. Day 1 – Roman de Renart In the 12th century, Marie de France toldContinue reading “Progymnasmata for the High School Student – Year One, Week Five”

17th Century French Writers – Resources

A Primer of French Literature by F. M. Warren (1889). Timeline in La lyre francaise Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Petite histoire de la littérature française Morceaux choisis des auteurs français du moyen âge a nos jours, 842-1900 (biography and selections) Class-book of French Literature François de Malherbe (1555-1628) Les hommes illustres qui ont paruContinue reading “17th Century French Writers – Resources”