We’re taking a break this week from STEM subjects. Here’s how to be courtly, according to an adventure written in 12th century France. Continue reading Chrétien de Troyes’ Tips for Living a Courtly Life
You can’t read everyone in high school. Why not pick up where you left off now? Continue reading Rediscovering Fiction
This year, fiction I read included Erec and Enide, Paradise Lost, Idylls of the King, and The Return of the King. So yes, lots of traditional, old-fashioned representations of manhood, womanhood, and gender relationships. Fascinating, often swashbuckling, stellar quality literary pieces, to be sure. But often containing plenty of fodder for an interesting discussion. Continue reading 4 Reviews of Women in Literature
And the grand total is: 32 books read this year. That’s far too many for here, so I limited it to ten, in no particular order. Honestly, even the titles listed at the end were great too, as were books I left off the list entirely . . . just ignore the word “top” in the title. I have problems selecting favorites. Continue reading Top 10 Reads of 2019
