Great Books Forum7-12 Literature
Ascent to Love: A Guide to Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Leithart, Logos Press
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Level: 7-12
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“As the unsurpassed Christian epic poem, Dante’s Divine Comedy provides not only far more personality and emotional depth than the pagan epics, it opens up all the issues on which Western history turns-truth, beauty, goodness, sin, sanctification, and triumph. In this guide, Peter J. Leithart brings his rich biblical-typological insight to bear in opening up the Comedy for students, high school and up, mainly the sort of kids who keep looking for the jokes in the “comedy.” After examining the meaning and place of the courtly love tradition leading up to Dante, the heart of the guide walks us carefully through the craft and symbolisms of each progressive stage-Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Each section contains helpful study questions.” – Google Books
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Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide to Six Shakespeare Plays
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Logos Press
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Level: 7-12
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“Shakespeare was a great observer, who was able to see deeply into the patterns of human character. Dare anyone say that these insights are irrelevant to living in the real world? For many in an older generation the Bible and the Collected Shakespeare were the two indispensable books.
Leithart’s perceptive walk through these plays is written especially for a high school level course, but older students will benefit as well. The six plays discussed are: Henry V, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, and Much Ado About Nothing.” – Logos Press
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Brit Lit Volumes
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Logos Press
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Level: 7-12
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“This British Literature series covering classic English authors from Beowulf to P. G. Wodehouse is unique: Each volume of Logos Press’s Brit Lit gives you both the unabridged primary sources and the complete reference tools that teachers and students would need during a year-long British Literature class. No more flipping back and forth between reference books and dog-eared thrift editions: For the first time, the classroom helps and the classics themselves are interwoven for classical & Christian schools. Selected and edited by Rebekah Merkle, a veteran teacher at Logos School in Moscow, ID.” – Logos Press
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Christian Guides to the Classics
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Crossway
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Level: 7-12
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“We’ve all heard about the classics and some of us have even read them on our own. But for those of us who remain a bit intimidated or simply want to get more out of our reading, this companion to Crossway’s Christian Guides to the Classics series is here to help.
In this brief guidebook, popular professor, author, and literary expert Leland Ryken explains what the classics are, how to read them, and why they’re still valuable. Written to help you become a seasoned reader and featuring a list of books to get you started, this guide will give you the tools you need to read and enjoy some of history’s greatest literature.” – Crossway
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Excellence in Literature Set
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Janice Campbell
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Level: 7-12
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“Author, Janice Campbell wants to prepare students well for rigorous college work, so she directs them to do their own independent research and writing while reading each classic work. Truly designed for independent study, the only “oversight” is the requirement for a writing evaluator to use the provided Evaluation Rubric form to let students know how well they are satisfying the demands of each written assignment that is the culmination of the study of each work. Nevertheless, students would benefit greatly if they could meet for a once-a-week session with other students to discuss their work.” – Cathy Duffy Reviews
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Miniatures and Morals: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen
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Logos Press
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Level: 7-12
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“Not only are Austen’s novels still widely read, they continue to influence modern film and literature. In both their moral content and their focused, highly detailed, “miniaturist” execution, they reveal Austen’s mastery of the art of fiction and her concern for Christian virtues exercised within communities. She entertains, edifies, and challenges men and women readers alike.
From theological and literary angles, Leithart analyzes character and theme while summarizing each of Austen’s major works — Pride & Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Sense & Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion. Including helpful review and thought questions for each section, this book is an excellent introduction to Austen for students and for all who desire a richer appreciation of her enduring genius.” – Logos Press
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Old Western Culture Series
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Roman Roads
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Level: 9-12
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“For centuries, the study of the great books has been central to education. Old Western Culture is your guide through the great books. Read the texts of the great books themselves, using the Old Western Culture Readers, digital versions that come with the course, or the editions in your own library. Watch a video lecture of summary, context, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the great books. Answer the questions in the student workbook on your own or use them as discussion questions in a group.” – Roman Roads
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Omnibus Series
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Veritas Press
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Level: 7-12
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That’s why our Self-Paced Omnibus courses are the perfect solution for busy homeschool families that want to take some of the stress out of homeschooling with a curriculum that kids love and truly learn. – Veritas Press
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Walking to Wisdom Literature Guide Series
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Classical Academic Press
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Level: 7-12
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“Stories give us an experience of certain knowledge, which is why how we feel about the book is part of what the book is teaching us. We have kept these things in heart and mind while making The Inklings Collection of literature guides, to be used in conjunction with the work of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Dorothy Sayers. We named them “Walking to Wisdom” because acquiring wisdom happens at the pace of a walk and with a mentor. We have sought to guide students through these marvelous books as well as in the skill of reading these particular texts.
Tolkien, Sayers, and Lewis all expressed their ideas in both fiction and nonfiction. The fiction includes dramatic literature, short fiction, long fiction, epistolary satire, and allegory. To shed light on their fiction, we have incorporated some nonfiction essays of Lewis and Sayers in the guides that cover their works. We strongly encourage students to take a full year and use all eight guides as a twentieth-century British literature course, though working through even one guide will be beneficial. Each literature guide both stands on its own and interacts with the others, with sidebar comments and thematic continuity. These books will change students’ lives and, in the meantime, teach them how to read with delight, depth, and skill, as well as prepare them to write well.” – Classical Academic Press
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