The Complete Series

Writing & Rhetoric

A Creative Approach to the Classical Progymnasmata

A complete writing curriculum rooted in the ancient progymnasmata—the classical exercises that trained the great minds of Greece and Rome. Built one skill at a time, book by book.

Portrait of Christopher Perrin Guided tour with Christopher Perrin

Where every great writer begins—with stories that have stood for thousands of years.

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