Her sources of inspiration for the exhibition Families, Fables and Myths
include ancient tales exposing human nature, the secret lives of animals, creatures, and characters in myths.
Not exact matches
The real brave people of the world though, use knowledge and actually trying to figure out how the world works for real.And by doing this they actually saving lives and make life better for everyone
including those who go to church and those who preach
ancient fairy
tales.
The first two hours of each day are devoted to the Main Lesson block, with Language Arts, Math, Science, and History taught artistically through developmentally appropriate stories,
including fairy
tales, saints and fables, Hebrew scriptures, Norse Myths,
Ancient India,
Ancient Rome, the Renaissance, and American History.
Folklorists,
including the Brothers Grimm, have long assumed the story, as well as other
tales such as Rumpelstiltskin and Beauty and the Beast, is
ancient.
I even
included to impressive epic and exotic historical novels, SISTER OF THE LIONHEART by Hilary Benford, the amazing
tale of Joanna, sister of Richard the Lionheart, as well as A GOD AGAINST THE GODS, an epic story of turmoil in
ancient Egypt, written by Pulitzer Prize - winning author Allen Drury.
He touches on
ancient creation stories from around the globe,
including those from Judeo - Christian theology as well as more obscure
tales.
His lectures explored
ancient oral and symbolic traditions,
including myths, legends, fairy
tales, superstitions and religions.
While
ancient characters and
tales,
including Homeric literature, Old Testament stories, Greek mythology, and European painting are evident sources, underlying the work is the artist's own elegiac confrontation with the joys and struggles that pervade our daily lives.
These brightly colored canvases were inspired by the poem of the same name by Ovid and illustrate the
ancient Roman author's stories of gods and humans,
including the
tale of the goddess Diana and the hunter Actaeon.