Nashville Great Books Schedule of Readings (April--June-2023)

 April 11 -- Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, second half

April 18 -- Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.453--9.453

April 25 -- Plutarch, Life of Theseus

May 2   -- Ovid, Metamorphoses, 9.454-11 end

May 9   -- Metamorphoses, Books 12 and 13

May 16 -- Euripides, Hippolytus

May 23 -- Ovid, Metamorphoses, Books 14 and 15

May 30 -- Plutarch, Life of Caesar, 1-32

June 6   -- Plutarch, Life of Caesar, 33-69

June 13 -- Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Acts 1 and 2

June 20 -- Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Acts 3-5

June 27 -- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Books 1-3

July 4   -- No Meeting

July 11 -- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Books 4-6

July 18 -- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Books 7-9

July 25 -- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Books 10-12

As usual, all meetings will be located in the downtown public library in conference room #3 on the first floor. Those preferring to attend by Zoom video conference may do so at  https://lifeway.zoom.us/j/5538588985

Great Books Fall Reading Schedule (2022)

 6 Sep-- Dostoevsky, Brothers Karamazov, Book XII, Ch. 6–14; Epilogue

13 Sep-- Pascal, Pensées, handout pages 1–16

20 Sep-- Pensées, handout pages 17–32

27 Sep-- Pensées, handout pages 33–49

4 Oct-- Milton, Paradise Lost, I, II

11 Oct-- Paradise Lost, III, IV

18 Oct-- Paradise Lost, V, VI (Argument only), VII (Argument only), VIII

25 Oct-- Paradise Lost, IX, X (to line 228)

1 Nov-- Paradise Lost, X (from line 229), XI (to line 428), XII (from line 372 to end)

8 Nov-- Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling, through 1st half of Preliminary Expectoration1 Handout to p. 85 (middle)

15 Nov-- Fear and Trembling, 2nd half of Preliminary Expectoration, Problem I, Epilogue Remainder of handout

22 Nov-- Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Preface, I

29 Nov-- Beyond Good and Evil, II, III

6 Dec-- Beyond Good and Evil, IV, V

13 Dec-- Beyond Good and Evil, VI, VII

20 Dec-- Beyond Good and Evil, VIII, IX

27 Dec-- Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground, I

3 Jan-- Notes from Underground, II, 1–5

10 Jan-- Notes from Underground, II, 6–10

Great Books Schedule for June-August 2022

• 2022-06-07: Aristotle, Poetics, Ch. 11–19
• 2022-06-14: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book I
• 2022-06-21: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book II
• 2022-06-28: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book III
• 2022-07-05: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book IV
• 2022-07-12: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book V
• 2022-07-19: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book VI
• 2022-07-26: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book VII; Book VIII, Ch. 1-3
• 2022-08-02: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book VIII, Ch. 4-8
• 2022-08-09: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book IX
• 2022-08-16: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book X
• 2022-08-23: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book XI, Ch. 1-8
• 2022-08-30: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book XI, Ch. 9-10; Book XII, Ch. 1-5

 The Nashville Great Books Reading Group is meeting on Tuesdays between 4:45 pm and 6:00 pm by Zoom video conference (at https://lifeway.zoom.us/j/5538588985) through the end of 2021 when we will reconsider resuming in person meetings at the main branch of the Nashville Public Library (but probably still supporting those members who wish to attend via video conference). Our schedule of upcoming readings is:

* 2021-12-14 = Aldous Huxley's BRAVE NEW WORLD (chapter 7-10)

* 2021-12-21 = Aldous Huxley's BRAVE NEW WORLD (chapter 11-14)

* 2021-12-28 = Aldous Huxley's BRAVE NEW WORLD (chapter 15-18)

* 2022-01-04 = Aeschylus, AGAMEMNON, first half (through Agamemnon's first speech)

* 2022-01-11 = Aeschylus, AGAMEMNON, second half

* 2022-01-18 = Aeschylus, THE LIBATION BEARERS

* 2022-01-25 = Aeschylus, THE EUMENIDES

* 2022-02-01 = Plato, GORGIAS, through 461B (Socrates/Gorgias)

* 2022-02-08 = Plato, GORGIAS, through 461B-481B (Socrates/Polus)

* 2022-02-15 = Plato, GORGIAS, through 481B-505C (Socrates/Callicles 1)

* 2022-02-22 = Plato, GORGIAS, through 505C-to end (Socrates/Callicles 2)

* 2022-03-01 = Thucydides, PELOPONNESIAN WAR, part 1 (1-88)

* 2022-03-08 = Thucydides, PELOPONNESIAN WAR, part 1 (89-146; part 2 (1-32)

* 2022-03-15 = Thucydides, PELOPONNESIAN WAR, part 2 (33-78; part 3 (1-50)

* 2022-03-22 = Thucydides, PELOPONNESIAN WAR, part 3 (51-87; part 4 (1-51)

* 2022-03-29 = Thucydides, PELOPONNESIAN WAR, part 4 (52-135)

* 2022-04-05 = Thucydides, PELOPONNESIAN WAR, part 5 (1-26, 40-48, 84-116; part 6 (1-29)

* 2022-04-12 = Thucydides, PELOPONNESIAN WAR, part 6 (30-105)

* 2022-04-19 = Thucydides, PELOPONNESIAN WAR, part 7

* 2022-04-26 = Thucydides, PELOPONNESIAN WAR, part 8 (1-6, 45-109)

* 2022-05-03 = Plato, Symposium, through 198A (First five speeches, through Agathon)

* 2022-05-10 = Plato, Symposium, 198A to end

* 2022-05-17 = Sophocles, OEDIPUS TYRANNUS, first half (stopping before Oedipus' long speech)

* 2022-05-24 = Sophocles, OEDIPUS TYRANNUS, second half

* 2022-05-31 = Aristotle, POETICS, Chapter 1-10

* 2022-06-07 = Aristotle, POETICS, Chapter 11-19

[ Reg notes: "Due to differences  among editions, some readings from Aeschylus and Sophocles are described with respect to character speeches rather than line numbering. In each case, the intended division is near the center of the respective play. Notes about speeches for the two Platonic dialogues are intended only as a complement to the divisions according to Stephanus numbering, which should be consistent across any editions where it appears." ]

Great Books in the Pandemic Year of Our Decline

 Until such time as the restrictions on public gatherings are lifted, all future meetings of the Nashville Great Books Reading Group will be virtual.  For additional information on how to participate in these meetings, please contact the discussion leader, Reg Dunn (reg.dunn@gmail.com)

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Great Books Reading Schedule - Spring, 2020

 3 March - Plato, Phaedo, 77a to 102a
10 March - Phaedo, 102a to end
17 March - Shakespeare, As You Like It, through Act 3, Scene 2
24 March - As You Like It, Act 3, Scene 3 to end
31 March - Montaigne, To The Reader, Of Friendship, Of Cannibals
 7 April -   Montaigne, Of Cruelty, Of Repentance
14 April -  Machiavelli, The Prince, Dedicatory letter, Ch. 1–8
21 April - The Prince, Ch. 9–18
28 April -  The Prince, Ch. 19–26
 5 May  -  Machiavelli, Discourses on Livy, Dedicatory letter; Book I, Preface, Ch. 1–10
12 May -  Discourses on Livy, Book I, Ch. 11–28
19 May -  Discourses on Livy, Book I, Ch. 58–60; Book II, Preface, Ch. 1–5
26 May  - Shakespeare, Richard II, Acts 1 & 2

Great Books Reading Schedule for Winter 2019-2020

DATE      READING                                                                                    

(all Tocqueville page numbers refer to handout)

 3  Dec . Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Vol .1 selections ( pp.2-19) 
10 Dec.  Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Vol. 1 selections ( pp.20-46)
17 Dec.  Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Vol. 1 selections ( pp. 47-71)
24 Dec.   NO MEETING
31 Dec.  Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Vol.II, Part 1, Ch. 1-3, 5
-7 Jan.    Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Vol.II, Part 2, Ch. 1-12
14 Jan.   Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Vol.II, Part 2, Ch. 13-15; Part. 3, Ch.1; Part.4, Ch.6-8
21 Jan.   Aristophanes, CLOUDS, 1st half
28 Jan.   Aristophanes, CLOUDS, 2nd half
-4 Feb.  Plato, EUTHYPHRO
11 Feb. Plato, APOLOGY OF SOCRATES, to 35d
18 Feb. Plato, APOLOGY OF SOCRATES, 35e to end;  Plato: CRITO
25 Feb. Plato, PHAEDO, to 77a