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”
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Vintage Music History Books for Children
Young People’s History of Music by Macy (1886). Stories of Great Musicians by Scobey and Horne (1905). Stories of Great Musicians by Thayer (1905). Great Musicians by Oldmeadow (1908). Story-Lives of Great Musicians by Rowbotham (1908) Face to Face with Great Musicians by Isaacson (1921). Face to Face with Great Musicians, volume II by IsaacsonContinue reading “Vintage Music History Books for Children”
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”
Nihil sub sole novum 