Arthur, poised to begin his continental campaign and to set his troops southward-bound to Rome is addressed by a peasant who steps out of the forest to address him. How is it that a peasant addresses the king so directly? … Continue reading
Here is the route that Arthur and his knights took, from England to Rome, to wrest the power of Rome from the emperor Lucius.
This will be my fourth year leading a group of Marylhurst students to Roma–que bello! Rome, it seems, seeds esoteric passions . . . –Anthony Doerr, Four Seasons in Rome Here are the blogs of my fellow travelers this year, … Continue reading
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Once again, I am on the path from London to Rome, this time with a group of students from the English Department at Marylhurst University. We will spend a week in London, then travel to Rome for a week and a … Continue reading
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Here are links to students’ digital projects for our2014 Maps and Literature class! I asked students to make a geo-digital project that engaged with a geographical aspect of a work of literature we read this term. Here is what they … Continue reading
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I have lost Arthur’s trail–but not the desire to finish the tale of tracing his itinerary. This spring, I will return to France and pick up a thread of his fictional itinerary in the region of Dijon and, more specifically, … Continue reading
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Students in my current Intro to Lit and Writing class were shocked at the violent and cruel King Arthur as depicted in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the King’s of England. This is not the lofty, idealistic King Arthur of … Continue reading
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On Tuesday, we had an inspiring walking excursion led by Dr. Jeffrey Blanchard, professor of art history and architecture and director of the Cornell Rome program for architecture. As we walked, he directed our attention to the various elements within a single fountain, a palace courtyard, … Continue reading
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We went to the stunningly beautiful Borghese Gallery on Sunday where we saw the equally stunningly beautiful sculptures by Bernini –The Rape of Persephone and his Apollo and Daphne. Ovid writes about the myth of Apollo and Daphne in his Metamorphosis, and … Continue reading
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Our trip to Rome is a study abroad–an extended time in a foreign culture that includes study and class time. We meet three mornings a week at the University of Washington Rome Center, tucked into a corner of the Campo … Continue reading
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A contemporary journey following the fictional itinerary of King Arthur from England to Rome. Click on the first post in May (see right-hand sidebar) and then follow the posts up to the present.
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A contemporary journey following the fictional itinerary of King Arthur from England to Rome. Click on the first post in May (see right-hand sidebar) and then follow the posts up to the present.
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