French Fables You have most likely encountered Aesop’s fables in prose translation, but even in Greek antiquity, authors wrote versions of them in both prose and verse. After Aesop, the most well-known fablist, definitely in the French-speaking world, but likely well beyond, is Jean de la Fontaine, who wrote verse fables in the 17th century. Continue reading “Progymnasmata for the High School Student – Year One, Week Three”
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Lower Years History Curriculum
The Stories of Great Men and WomenGrades 1 to 4 These years can rely on picture books available at your public library and/or stories in collections such as were commonly published in earlier times. The names below are simply the most well-known historical figures that you can find in a chronological index of the latterContinue reading “Lower Years History Curriculum”
Vintage Histories for Children
Ancient, Medieval And Modern History by J. A. Rickard (Barnes & Noble, 1957). The Enchanted Past: True Stories of the Lands Where Civilization Began by Jeannette Rector Hodgdon (Ginn, 1922). Ancient Near East Stories of the East from Herodotus by Alfred C. Church (Scribner, 1881) Ancient Greece Famous Men of Greece by John Haaren (AmericanContinue reading “Vintage Histories for Children”
Nihil sub sole novum 