Renaissance Masquerade, Commedia dell ‘Arte, and our Masks
At a CW program, I asked him about the history of masquerade, where I learned about Commedia dell ‘Arte, which had its origins in 16th century Italy.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Category: Homeschool History C Renaissance 1500-1600
Rhetoric Literature: Casually performing Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare was meant to be performed, to hear the beautiful language with rhythmic iambic pentameter aka reading his plays is 2D but hearing them is 3D.
A Shakespearean Homeschool Mother’s Journal
Inspired by our current survey of the works of Shakespeare in our rhetoric homeschool studies, I reflected on life from the viewpoint of Shakespearean quotes.
Rhetoric Literature Study: Shakespeare, did he or didn’t he?
Not understanding the rigors of classical education, critics argue that Shakespeare did not write the plays, because he only had a grammar school education.
Teaching with largest Shakespeare Library in my Backyard
I stumbled on the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC, while writing our homeschool rhetoric rhetoric literature studies on Shakespeare.
Machiavelli’s misunderstood treatise of The Prince
Reading this book in context of history, I don’t agree with the commentaries that I read about The Prince, accosting Machiavelli for his evil, ruthless spirit.
Becoming Leonardo da Vinci
Recreated were the very machines Leonardo da Vinci imagined and sketched on paper, most of which were never actually made until decades, even centuries later.
Using a Sextant to Measure the Height of the House
Our recent studies have been interspersed by sailors who sight the stars for navigation.
My son made a sextant to determine the height of our two story house.