Recitation of "Horatius at the Bridge"

Logic Stage Student recites, from memory, "Horatius at the Bridge" by Macaulay.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Classical
• Education
• Recitation
• Memorization
• Horatius
• at
• the
• Bridge
• Childrens
• recitation

[normantebbutt]

Eh? She only starts half way through.

[veritablewhoswho]

This recitation by memory is only selected portions of Horatius at the Bridge.

[veritablewhoswho]

I'd like to actually see more of these on Youtube, There are very few good classical recitations by memory by Children. If anyone would like to send me a link to one, that would be super.

[CBfrmcardiff]

Fantastic! Years ago, this sort of thing was part of a good education. I seem to remember that Winston Churchill in his memoirs writing that, as a boy, he had to memorize and recite this very same poem. Personally I wouldn't be able to recite three or four lines. YouTube needs more poetry! It could also do with audio readings of some of the more beautiful prose, too.

[mondomaverick]

im learning this in school all the way through and she started about half

[jamestparshall]

You get five stars just for doing the reading. Serious, you rock!

This is a great lay and one that should be remembered. It is the basis for the classic "Last Stand" and "None Shall Pass" motif / themes in modern literature.

Gandalf! Horatius!

Thanks for posting!

[japandyk]

Thank you. An epic lay by Lord Macaulay. Wonderful.