OWC Reader Vol. 13, Rise of England, paperback cover

Rise of England

Shakespeare to Milton

Rise of England, Old Western Culture Reader Vol. 13. Includes all required reading for Old Western Culture: Rise of England , the first unit in Early Moderns , year four of the Old Western Culture great books curriculum for high school and above.

782 pages · 6 × 9 in. · single-column, beautifully typeset

Pairs withEarly Moderns: Rise of EnglandThe video course, 12 lectures · from $74.75
The course
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Contents

What is in this volume

  • William ShakespeareSonnets 3, 55, 60, 73, 103, 106; King Lear; Richard III; The Merchant of Venice
  • John DonneA Valediction: Forbidding Mourning; Holy Sonnets X and XIV; Meditation XVII
  • George HerbertRedemption; The Collar; Love (III)
  • Andrew MarvellTo His Coy Mistress
  • John MiltonOn the Morning of Christ’s Nativity; On His Blindness; On the Late Massacre in Piedmont; Paradise Lost

Everything assigned in Early Moderns: Rise of England, with the book and line references the lectures use.

Publishing information

Rise of England, Old Western Culture Reader Vol. 13

  • Pages782
  • Dimensions6 × 9 in.
  • Paperback ISBN978-1-944482-47-3
  • EditorsClaire Coffey and Carissa Hale
  • Series editorDaniel Foucachon
  • PublisherRoman Roads Press, Moscow, Idaho
The series

Sixteen volumes, Homer to Tolkien

The Old Western Culture Reader Series puts the great books of Western civilization in beautifully typeset, single-column volumes, one for each unit of the curriculum. Each stands on its own as well.

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Questions

Do I need this to take the course?

No. The course includes this Reader as an eBook in the app, and your own edition works too. We recommend reading in print; this volume has every assigned text, in the editions the lectures follow.

How do I get the eBook?

It appears in your Roman Roads app library after the order, under the same account.

Can I use it without Old Western Culture?

Yes. It is a complete volume of the great books it holds, intended for high school students, adults reading the classics later in life, and teachers.