The Great Books Foundation, established in 1947, promotes lifelong education through the reading and discussion of outstanding literature. Its aim is to encourage all people to participate in a “Great Conversation” with the authors of significant works in the Western canon. Last term, our class had great round-table discussions every week. If you enjoy good intellectual discussion, this course is for you. In this spring’s course, we’ll discuss selections from the Foundation’s book titled Great Conversations 2, which is an anthology of classic and contemporary works. Our syllabus will consist of: The Story of Samson (The Bible), Selected poems by John Donne, Meditations 1 and 2 (Rene’ Descartes), The Nose (Nikolai Gogol), The Grand Inquisitor (Fyodor Dostoevsky), The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe), Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street (Herman Melville), Goblin Market (Christina Rossetti). 

We’ll discuss one selection per week. The Great Conversations 2 book is available from The Great Books Foundation and from Amazon. Please call or text the moderator (512-694-3669) with any questions. Limit 11.

Leonard Hough, Moderator
1:00—3:00 P.M. Thursday, Starts Feb. 20
Unity Church of Austin
5501 W. US Hwy 290 (78735)