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G. K. Chesterton’s Ballad of the White Horse with Gregory Pyne
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NOTICE: This is an older course recorded with Adobe Connect and/or Vimeo recordings. We are currently working to replace the recordings with new Zoom recordings. Please don't hesitate to email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com with any questions.
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Total Classes: 8
Duration: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: None
Suggested Grade Level: 10th to 12th grade
Suggested Credit: ½ semester Literature
Instructor: Gregory Pyne
Course Description: Explore the historical, mythical, and contemporary meaning of the last, great English epic poem. Join Mr. Pyne as he unpacks this legend of King Alfred against the warring Vikings in this eight-week course. Release your inner warrior!
Course Materials: The Ballad of the White Horse by G. K. Chesterton, Seton Press edition (available from www.setonbooks.com or www.chesterton.org.
Homework: Weekly reading of a primary text is expected, as well as supplied secondary sources (usually through PDF files provided free by the instructor), which expound on particular themes or ideas presented in the text. Weekly automated quizzes for immediate feedback.
If you have any questions please contact us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.
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G. K. Chesterton’s Ballad of the White Horse with Gregory Pyne
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Greg Pyne
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Recorded
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Literature ➤ Modern Literature
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High School
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February 25th, 2020 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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About Gregory Pyne
Gregory Pyne teaches AP Literature and Composition and Senior British Literature and Writing at West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida. In 2010, he was honored with a scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied Medieval and Victorian Literature at Exeter College.
A devotee of GK Chesterton, he is a founding member of the Central Florida Chesterton Society and is a proud member of the American Chesterton Society. He is also a founding board member of Chesterton Academy Orlando.
Previously Anglican, he converted to the Catholic Church and was received during Easter Vigils in 2017. He is husband to Raine and a father of three boys: Rowan, Brennan, and Corin.
Varying the quote just a little, he agrees with CS Lewis that “You can never get a cup of coffee big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” He has been known to wear a kilt and carry a sword and shield, as needed.
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