{"title":"Set Your Feet Free Shipping","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"tending-the-heart-of-virtue-how-classic-stories-awaken-a-childs-moral-imagination","title":"Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child's Moral Imagination by Vigen Guroian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFrom Pinocchio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to The Chronicles of Narnia to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCharlotte's Web\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, classic children's tales have shaped generations of young people. In recent years, homeschoolers and new classical schools have put these masterpieces of children's literature at the center of their curricula. And these stories continue to be embraced by parents, students, and educators alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTending the Heart of Virtue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than two decades \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTending the Heart of Virtue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 new revised edition includes three new chapters and an expanded annotated bibliography in which Guroian interprets such stories as Hans Christian Andersen's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Grimms' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and John Ruskin's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe King of the Golden River\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrges a deeper reading of classical tales and their impact on the moral imagination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGears lessons toward parents, students, teachers, and general reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to this Edition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHas been revised throughout and features three new chapters on such stories as Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling, the Grimms' Cinderella, and John Ruskin's The King of the Golden River with an expanded annotated bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreface to the Second Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 Awakening the Moral Imagination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 On Becoming a Real Human Child: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePinocchio\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 Love and Immortality in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Velveteen Rabbit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Little Mermaid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4 Friends and Mentors in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCharlottes Web\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBambi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5 Evil and Redemption in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Snow Queen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 Heroines of Faith and Courage: Princess Irene in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Princess and the Goblin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Lucy in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrince Caspian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7 The Triumph of Beauty in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 The Goodness of Goodness: The Grimms' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCinderella\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and John Ruskin's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe King of the Golden River\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9 Obedience and the Path to Perfection in George MacDonald's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wise Woman: A Double\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStory\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConclusion: A Bibliographical Essay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"We need this book because we need children's books, but we have forgotten how to read them. Guroian writes for humbled giants who want to understand how stories develop the virtues and nurture the souls of children―and their parents\" -- Andrew Kern, President, CiRCE Institute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"It's hard not to treasure this book. Guroian conveys profound moral and spiritual truths with impressive scholarship and startling insight in prose as pure and lovely as a child's tale.\" -- David V. Hicks, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Emperor's Handbook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Not only is this book a delight to read, it will also help educators and parents navigate the principles that make reading the classic stories to children so vital to their development. This is a must-read for religious or secular educators and parents.\" -- Carroll Smith, Founder, Charlotte Mason Institute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUntil his retirement in 2015, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVigen Guroian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was Professor of Religious Studies in Orthodox Christianity at the University of Virginia. He is now a Permanent Senior Fellow of the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, Senior Fellow at the Center on Law and Religion at Emory University, Distinguished Fellow of the John Jay Institute, and Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum. 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