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Old Western Culture: Early Moderns, is a full-year literature and history curriculum for high school students (and above). Learn about the greatest and most influential works from the early modern period. Study the poetry, theology, novels, and political treatises of this period from a Christian perspective.
Includes 4 DVDs, 4 Readers, 4 Workbooks for a complete highschool course.
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Lecture – 1 Introduction to Enlightenment
Lecture – 2 Alexander Pope I
Lecture – 3 Alexander Pope II
Lecture – 4 Edmund Burke I
Lecture – 5 Edmund Burke II
Lecture – 6 Romantic Poetry I
Lecture – 7 Romantic Poetry II
Lecture – 8 Victorian Poetry and Democracy in America
Lecture – 9 Edgar Allen Poe
Lecture – 10 Victorian Poetry I
Lecture – 11 Victorian Poetry II
Lecture – 12 Victorian Poetry III
Lecture – 1 Introduction to Early Moderns (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 2 Introduction to Shakespeare (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 3 Shakespeare’s Sonnets (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 4 Shakespeare’s King Lear (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 5 Shakespeare’s Richard III (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 6 Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice (Peter Leithart)
Lecture – 7 Metaphysical Poets: John Donne (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 8 Metaphysical Poets: George Herbert and Marvell (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 9 Introduction to Milton (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 10 Paradise Lost I (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 11 Paradise Lost II (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 12 Paradise Lost III (Wesley Callihan)
Lecture – 1 Introduction to The Novels
Lecture – 2 Jane Austen I
Lecture – 3 Jane Austen II
Lecture – 4 Charles Dickens
Lecture – 5 Fyodor Dostoevsky
Lecture – 6 Russian Short Stories
Lecture – 7 J. R. R. Tolkien I: Fairy-Stories and The Lord of the Rings
Lecture – 8 J. R. R. Tolkien II: Escape, Consolation, and Eucatastrophe
Lecture – 9 J. R. R. Tolkien III: Themes in The Lord of the Ring
Lecture – 10 C. S. Lewis I
Lecture – 11 C. S. Lewis II
Lecture – 12 Overview of Old Western Culture and the 20th Century
Lecture 1 – Introduction: What Is the Enlightenment?
Lecture 2 – The Scientific Revolution: An Overview
Lecture 3 – Galileo Moves the Earth
Lecture 4 – The Galileo Affair
Lecture 5 -Descartes & Skepticism
Lecture 6 – Descartes’ Search for Certainty
Lecture 7 – Did Descartes Succeed?
Lecture 8 – Descartes & the Scientific Revolution
Lecture 9 – Isaac Newton Takes the Throne
Lecture 10 – Hume: Taking Skepticism Seriously
Lecture 11 – Kant’s Answer to Hume
Lecture 12 – Thomas Reid & Genuine Enlightenment
“Old Western Culture” is a literature curriculum named after a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe the fabric of ideas that shaped Western Civilization. For centuries, a “Great Books” education lay at the heart of what it meant to be educated. It was the education of the Church Fathers, of the Medieval Church, of the Reformers, and of all the Founding Fathers of the United States.
– It is a CLASSICAL EDUCATION, based on the great books of western civilization.
– It is a CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, which sees the history and literature of the West through the eyes of the Bible and historic Christianity.
– It is an INTEGRATED HUMANITIES CURRICULUM, bringing together literature, history, philosophy, doctrine, geography, and art.
– It is a HOMESCHOOL oriented curriculum, made by homeschoolers with the needs of homeschooled in mind, including flexibility, affordability, and ease-of-use.
We bring a master-teacher into your home and encourage parents to gain an overview of Western Civilization themselves by watching the video lessons with their children.
Old Western Culture is a video course. It is built around a master teacher, Wes Callihan. With decades of teaching experience, he guides students through the story of Western civilization. The Historians contains 12 video lessons (approx 30-40 min each).
Each lesson begins with a brief review before jumping into summary, commentary, analysis, and inter-disciplinary connections of the works covered. After each lesson, students complete the assigned readings and answer comprehension questions in the Student Workbook or online workbook.
Wes Callihan is a master story teller! With a remarkable ability to communicate a passion for history and literature, he makes profound ideas accessible, relevant, and interesting. Also known for his distinctive “rabbit trailers,” forays into funny and obscure historical anecdotes, which have a way of showing up at the dinner table. (After all, rabbit trails are “hooks for the imagination and memory.”) Wes Callihan is a true classical scholar, fluent in both Latin and Greek. He lectures only from the notes in the margins of his worn copies of the Great Books. “Meet him” through THIS VIDEO TOUR of his personal library, which doubled as a mini-lecture!
Old Western Culture is intended for mature and discerning students. We recommend this course for ages 14 and up. The course will deal with mature themes such as paganism, sexual immorality, battle scenes (mostly in actual reading), and classical paintings. Old Western Culture is meant to equip your child with a Biblical lens from which to process these themes. We assume your child has a working knowledge of the Bible and basic Christian doctrine.
This a robust course academically, and requires a fair bit of reading. Wesley Callihan will coach your student on how to approach the reading in the video. The average daily reading load is 30-40 pages. As an “integrated humanities” course, Old Western Culture will constantly be incorporating history, literature, theology, philosophy, art, and art history, all through the eyes of the Great Books.
Early Moderns: The Complete Course
Early Moderns: Paperback Reader Set
Early Moderns: Workbook Set
Early Moderns: Rise of England Set
Early Moderns: Rise of England DVD
Early Moderns: Rise of England Workbook
Early Moderns: Rise of England Reader
Early Moderns: Poetry and Politics Set
Early Moderns: Poetry and Politics DVD
Early Moderns: Poetry and Politics Workbook
Early Moderns: Poetry and Politics Reader
Early Moderns: The Novels Set
Early Moderns: The Novels DVD
Early Moderns: The Novels Workbook
Early Moderns: The Novels Reader
Early Moderns: The Enlightenment DVD
Early Moderns: The Enlightenment Workbook
Early Moderns: The Enlightenment Reader
| Weight | 1 kg |
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| Dimensions | 8.5 × 11 × 2 in |
| Publisher | Roman Roads Media |
