Tending the Heart of Virtue

$19.95

In Tending the Heart of Virtue, Vigen Guroian illuminates the power of classic tales and their impact on the moral imagination. He demonstrates how these stories teach the virtues through vivid depictions of the struggle between good and evil, while he also unveils components of the good, the true, and the beautiful in plot and character.

With clarity and elegance, Guroian reads deeply into the classic stories. He demonstrates how these stories challenge and enliven the moral imaginations of children. And he shows the reader how to get “inside” of classic stories and communicate their lessons to the child.

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Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child’s Moral Imagination

From Pinocchio to The Chronicles of Narnia to Charlotte’s Web, classic children’s tales have shaped generations of young people. In recent years, homeschoolers and classical schools have put these masterpieces of children’s literature at the center of their curricula. And everywhere, parents, students, and educators alike continue to embrace these stories.

For more than two decades Tending the Heart of Virtue has been embraced by parents, guardians, and teachers for whom the stories it discusses are not only beloved classics but repositories of moral wisdom. This revised and expanded second edition includes three new chapters in which Guroian interprets such stories as Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling, the Grimms’ Cinderella, and John Ruskin’s The King of the Golden River.

Check out all of the literature that Memoria Press has to offer, as well as all of our poetry anthologies. We have sorted through hundreds of books written over the years to create a curriculum that is good, true, and beautiful. All are great books that have survived the test of time. We chose these classic works for their beauty and excellence in prose, art, and content.