The Latin-Centered Curriculum

put in a plug for the classic myths and legends. I can't tell you how many times I catch something that I know escapes my DH, because I have read the myths out there :)
Not to mention so many of the myths end up in literature, Shakespearian plays for example!
Similarly, some of the ancient texts... Homer, Virgil etc. are great to read because of all the modern literature that bases stuff on what they wrote. I even saw an episode of 'Arthur' which was telling the story of the Odyssey!

~Rachel~

SAHM to James (6) and Lenore (2)

For me, it depends on which culture I want to be literate in! Mostly what I do is start off with a book I like. IMO, good books will reference other good or great books. For me it's something like a maze. The clearest example I can think of is from Mary Popppins. In Mary Poppins they talk at one point about the Green Fairy Book. Then you can hop over and read that and if there is a comment made in one of the fairy tales about another you can look for that. You can also decided you love one fairy tale and search out the others from the author or original collection. You can also seek out other books that make mention of the Green Fairy Book.

I am a great abuser of encyclopedias. If my interest gets drawn to one subject I read up from official sources and that often links me to other information. I'm not sure if Wikipedia is a blessing or a curse because now I can just click on hyperlinks rather than stand up and walk over the to next encyclopedia I need to look in.

From what I understand from LCC there are some very basic foundational works of western literature. In my understanding of what Drew wrote, just choose one an tuck in. He's not a fan of annotated editions but I am. I would never have understood the Alice books by Lewis Carroll if I hadn't had someone hold my hand through all the chess moves or told me about the original poems that Alice mangles so well.

For me it can all come down to what's good for the goslings is good for the goose and gander. Try following LCC for yourself! Drew has great books listed and wonderful resources that are, IMO, applicable for all ages.

I hope this helps!
Elizabeth
Single Mama to Annabelle who is five and a half because "I chopped that year right in half HIYA!"

The Bible
All three volumes of Bulfinch's Mythology
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
The Summa Theologica
The Constitution, The Federalist Papers, The Anti-Federalist Papers
1984
Sonnets and Plays of Shakespeare

I'm sure there are things I'm missing, but these are top ones I can think of.

Heather
www.cullodenhouse.blogspot.com

I have a good grasp of the foundational works (i.e., Bible, myths, etc.) so I guess I was looking more for "the next step". Of course, all the ideas in LCC are excellent, but again, many of them I've studied and read more than once. As an aside, I've been reading through a collection of essays by C.S. Lewis where he reminds us that a real reader reads individual works of excellent literature many times over the course of his or her life, and each re-reading brings more depth and a better understanding. So maybe that answers my question! Maybe another reading of Bullfinch's Mythology before school starts would be a worthwhile project!

Thanks for all your replies. I've printed them out and tacked them up on the bulletin board to refer to when I'm stuck again.

Karla