Category Archives: E5-Resources

Resources for World Literature: English 5.

Why Read The Odyssey?

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Janice Campbell

A Letter to Students  Why We Read The Odyssey Tuesday, March 9, 2010 By Deborah Stokol I’ve been full-time substitute teaching English at Harvard-Westlake, my Alma mater, for six weeks now, lecturing on The Odyssey and covering Creative Writing. A … Continue reading →

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Hermitage Video Tour

Posted on January 16, 2015 by EILeditor

Gary Bembridge offers a short video tour of the beautiful Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. The State Hermitage Museum is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums in the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine … Continue reading →

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Goethe Biography

Posted on November 17, 2014 by EILeditor

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Biography Childhood Inspiration in Strasbourg Life in Weimar Faust & Other Writings Italian Journey & Classicism Friendship with Schiller Romanticism & Faust The Masterpiece Completed Childhood Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist and philosopher, … Continue reading →

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History of Kenya by Bamber Gascoigne

Posted on July 16, 2014 by EILeditor

History of Kenya From HistoryWorld by Bamber Gascoigne Masai and Kikuyu German-British carve up British East Africa Company East African Protectorate Kenya Colony Mau Mau Independence Masai and Kikuyu: to the 19th century In the time before the arrival of … Continue reading →

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History of the Renaissance by Bamber Gascoigne

Posted on July 15, 2014 by EILeditor

History of the Renaissance From HistoryWorld by Bamber Gascoigne The word Renaissance The Renaissance may be vivid in the mind’s eye – in images of human figures sculpted in the round, or in scenes painted with a profound and moving … Continue reading →

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Digital Dante Contest

Posted on July 12, 2014 by EILeditor

Digital Dante Contest: 2014-2021 To celebrate the 700th anniversary of the publication of Dante’s Inferno in 2014, and the 700th anniversary of the publication of the Paradiso in 2021, Dr. Sebastian Mahfood is running a Digital Dante contest. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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Steven Kreis History Guide Index

Posted on July 3, 2014 by EILeditor

Lectures on Early Modern European History If you enjoy history, The History Guide site is well worth exploring. It is an outstanding site full of interesting articles, all written by a homeschool-friendly college professor, Dr. Steven Kreis. Many thanks to … Continue reading →

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The Romantic Era by Steven Kreis

Posted on June 27, 2014 by EILeditor

The Romantic Era Lecture 16: From The History Guide by Dr. Steven Kreis The categories which it has become customary to use in distinguishing and classifying “movements” in literature or philosophy and in describing the nature of the significant transitions … Continue reading →

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Europe and the Superior Being: Napoleon by Steven Kreis

Posted on June 27, 2014 by EILeditor

Europe and the Superior Being: Napoleon Lecture 15: From The History Guide by Dr. Steven Kreis Frenchmen, you will no doubt recognize in my conduct the zeal of a soldier of liberty and of a devoted citizen of the Republic. … Continue reading →

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The Medieval Synthesis Under Attack by Steven Kreis

Posted on June 27, 2014 by EILeditor

The Medieval Synthesis Under Attack Savonarola and the Protestant Reformation Lecture 5: From The History Guide by Dr. Steven Kreis The people of Florence are far from considering themselves ignorant and benighted, and yet Brother Girolamo Savonarola succeeded in persuading them that … Continue reading →

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