Five Weeks with Plutarch   

As the foremost biographer of the great men of Antiquity, Plutarch (46-120 A.D.) wrote his Parallel Lives for the purpose of instructing others.  In the process of writing--as it often happens--he  came to delight in it for his own sake, and, as he says, began using "history as a mirror and endeavoring in a manner to fashion and adorn [his] life in conformity with the virtues therein depicted."  With such an express moral purpose, Plutarch's writings make directly profitable (and fascinating) reading.  Each student in this class will meet and scrutinize the lives of ten influential Greeks and Romans, including among others: Romulus, Corialanus, Aristides and Marcus Cato.  

Details

This course will begin on Tuesday, the first day of July and run through July 29th.  We will convene once a week, at 10:00 a.m Pacific time, for one hour and forty-five minutes (with a five-minute break).  This provides for five class meetings.  Readings and corresponding discussions are the main focus of this course, but brief writing assignments will be given (with consideration that this is a summer course).    The course is designed for students of late Junior High and High School age. 

Text

We will use Plutarch's Lives, Volume One as our primary text for this course.  You may purchase the text at Amazon.

Cost

The cost of this tutorial is $100 per student.  There is a 20 % discount for the second student enrolled from the same family. 

Registration

To register, you may use my e-mail address  tutor.alexandria@gmail.com and include the following:

     Re: "Registration for Plutarch's Lives"

Name, Parents' Names, Address, Age, Year in School, phone number,  Background in Writing, How you heard about Alexandria, other experience in online tutorials, and an attached sample of a past essay.

Checks are made payable to Matthew Turnbull and a non-refundable deposit of $20 to reserve your seat is required by June 30th, the remainder is due the first week of class. The class is limited to 15 participants.  Please send registration fees and tuition to:  Matthew Turnbull / Alexandria Tutorials / 248 Benton St./ Leavenworth, WA 98826

Software

We will be utilizing the Webex Conferencing software for our  tutorials.  Please see the New Student Page for details about configuring your computer. 

 As you have any questions about this tutorial or the tutorial service, please feel free to contact the tutor at  tutor.alexandria@gmail.com .