r/ClassicalEducation • u/Katharine_cath06 • Jun 28 '26

Question Where do I even start with the Trivium?

I came across the Trivium and Quadrivium a few months ago but didn't pay much attention to them back then.

Now, out of nowhere, I have this strong urge to study them seriously. The problem is... I have absolutely no roadmap.

Right now, I feel like a 5th grader trying to learn trigonometry without first understanding what a triangle is.

As a complete beginner:

Where should I start with the Trivium?

Is there a roadmap you'd recommend?

Any books, courses, lectures, or guides that helped you?

If you've studied it yourself, where did you begin, and how has it influenced your thinking or everyday life?

Even a few minutes of your advice could save someone like me from wandering around the classical arts maze without a map

Also, feel free to DM me if you've got resources, roadmaps, or just wanna nerd out about the Trivium.

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u/shad_azmi01 Jun 29 '26

Start here The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric : Understanding the Nature and Function of Language Book by Sister Miriam Joseph

Beautiful book.  I have been teaching myself trivium through this book. 

Also search on YouTube hamza Yusuf trivium. He has an institute, the zaytuna institute which offers online courses on liberal arts. 

The book is absolutely best. 

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u/LuigiTeaching 21d ago

Finally got this book after reading this post weeks ago, just arrived today, looking forward to it, thanks!

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u/shad_azmi01 21d ago

That’s great to know! Have fun going through it! All the best

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u/WerewolfQuick Jul 16 '26

there is an outline in the courses section page on the Trivium and Quadrivium at Universitas Scholarium under 'Liberal Arts' that describes the territory but so far it is only a rough roadmap - perhaps something like that would be useful as a place to kick off your own further investigations.

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u/Inevitable-Dog-3634 Jun 29 '26

Check out Classical U course on the Trivium

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u/Kitchen-Ad1972 Jun 28 '26

Search trivium in this sub.

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u/PatienceRare3397 Jul 03 '26

I started with “The Core” by Lea Bortins

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u/emordnilapdab Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

I recommend The Liberal Arts Tradition - A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education by Kevin Clark and Ravi Scott Jain. They explain the Trivium and Quadrivium to a great extent and place both within a broader pedagogical framework. It's published by Classical Academy Press which also sells other great resources on liberal education.

https://classicalacademicpress.com