Starting in October, there will be some new courses on offer. Because these are so different/unique, I thought they may be of interest to some of you here. For example, I don't think I've ever seen another place offer online instruction in Old Icelandic (a form of Old Norse). There will also be a class called "Path of the Polyglot," which makes me think of the old HTLAL subforum he once hosted. Anybody remember those days? Feels like it was in another lifetime for me...
The Academy's outreach efforts are still quite lackluster, so I thought this might be the only way for some of you to find out about it. Besides, I gather many here (as was the case on the old forum) seem interested in Prof. Arguelles' doings in general.
Anyway, here's the copy of the email that was sent out to students:
Alexander Arguelles Academy of Languages & Literatures wrote:Hi everyone!
I hope you have enjoyed this first full quarter of classes! As we approach the end of September, we are also entering a new quarter of the Alexander Argüelles Academy of Languages & Literatures.
Excitingly, we are now offering another three new classes for our upcoming quarter from 3 Oct to 24 Dec!
Firstly, Prof. Argüelles is finally preparing his manuscript, The Path of the Polyglot, for publication. As part of that process, he will be offering a small lecture-based circle to read through the text together. It will cover in detail every aspect of planning for a lifetime of scholarly pursuit as a form of mental discipline or self-actualization practice. In many ways, this is the culmination of the Professor's life's work, and so do not let this opportunity go to waste!
Secondly, there will be another Latin circle, this one for those who are not yet ready for the Conversational Latin circle. Selections of pattern drills and rapid oral question and answer exercises will be provided for those who have studied and can read Latin but lack speaking practice.
Lastly, based on the Professor's academic work in Medieval Literary Languages, he is also offering a class on Old Norse. There are no prerequisites for this class, unlike the circles on Middle High German and Old French, and so this is a great way for you to dip your toes into the period.
If you are interested to sign up for these or another course that you have not been in before, you can apply for them here. (Full list of courses below.) For classes that you are currently enrolled in, you do not need to do anything to enrol for the next quarter—to simplify the process, we will automatically enrol you in the next quarter unless you explicitly request to leave the class.
One final update: we have officially started a newsletter! We will be sharing exclusive updates and tidbits there, so please feel free to join by scrolling to the bottom of our Academy page. You can also read the very first issue of the newsletter here.
It is quite a milestone to finish our first full quarter of the class, and we hope that you can join us over the next three months as we round off the year. Thank you all so much for your time, attention, and continuous support!
Best Regards,
[I redacted out the assistant's name]
- Comparative-Historical English + Gothic: The Gothic and Anglo-Saxon Gospels in parallel columns, with the versions of Wycliffe and Tyndale
- French {Classic Novels} [Thursday 10-11 AM]: Émile Zola – La Fortune des Rougon
- French {Classic Drama} [Thursday 12-1 PM]: Corneille, Racine, Molière, Voltaire – Pièces – Racine Andromache
- German {Modern Classics} [Tuesday 2-3 PM]: Max Frisch – Homo Faber (Suhrkamp)
- German {Classic Drama} [Wednesday 12-1 PM]: Schiller, Goethe – Schiller Die Braut von Messina
- German {Contemporary Novels} [Saturday 12-1 PM]: Walter Moers - Rumo & Die Wunder im Dunkeln (Piper)
- Great Books of the East: Vedic Hymns
- Great Books of the West: Plutarch’s Lives
- Latin {Conversational} [Tuesday 10-11 AM]: Selection of Stories from 13th and 14th Century Manuscripts; Traupman – Conversational Latin
- Latin {Drills} [Friday 10-11 AM]: Selections of pattern drills and rapid oral question and answer exercises
- Medieval Literary Languages [Mittelhochdeutsch]: Das Nibelungenlied: Mittelhochdeutsch / Neuhochdeutsch (Reclam)
- Medieval Literary Languages [Ancien Français]: Chrétien de Troyes – Erec Et Enide (Le Livre de Poche, Lettres Gothiques)
- Medieval Literary Languages [Old Norse]: Sigrid Valfells and James E. Cathey – Old Icelandic: An Introductory Course (Oxford)
- The Path of the Polyglot or Principles of Polyliteracy: Manuscript of The Path of the Polyglot
- Spanish: Carlos Fuentes – Carlos Fuentes – La Muerte de Artemio Cruz
EDIT: Forgot to make the links work.