Monthly Archives: December 2013

“That he our deadly forfeit should release . . .”

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Dr. J

This week in the Great Books Project we come within a whisker of our 5,000th page of Imaginative Literature and 3,500th page of Science and Mathematics. That seems like a pretty good way to ring in the new year! Here … Continue reading →

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Tilting at Windmills

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Dr. J

To observe Christmas this week in the Great Books Project, I’m sandwiching in something seasonally appropriate between the irreverence of Fielding and Cervantes. I think you’ll like it (unless, of course, you’re a philistine!). Here are the readings for the … Continue reading →

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A Muggle in the Thirty Years War

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Dr. J

I can’t put it off any longer. Dust off that suit of armor in your closet, because it’s time to open Cervantes. Here are the readings for the coming week: Tom Jones by Henry Fielding, Book XII (GBWW Vol. 37, … Continue reading →

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Oedipus Goes to Die

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Dr. J

When was the last time I went exactly seven days between Great Books posts? I have no idea, to be honest. Nevertheless, we completed 16,500 pages last week and continue our journey through the Great Conversation. Here are the readings … Continue reading →

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“A House Where Old Friends Were Betrayed”

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Dr. J

Welcome to December! It’s hard to believe we are nearing the end of our third full year of readings in the Great Books Project. As usual, I’ll do a summary of the year’s accomplishments in early January, but I think … Continue reading →

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