Christopher Newport University

Keith McLoughland Great Books Series

As an institution, the official "Great Books" program was inspired by Encyclopedia Britannica's set of volumes; Keith McLoughland of Christopher Newport University established a discussion group in the spirit of that program, and we carry on that institution in his honor.

The Great Books series offers scholars the opportunity to discuss literature from our cultural legacy. We will explore its meaning and relevance to our world, making the best use of our critical skills. The editors of the original series have expressed their policy on the program as a "Shared Inquiry Method of Learning" by which we engage one another in the pursuit of truth.

The Spring 2008 Wednesday 5:30 schedule is:

Feb 6 Dr. Margarita Marinova Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"

Feb 20 Dr. Heather McDougall Plato's "Republic Book VII"

March 5 Dr. Travis Taylor Veblen's "Theory of the Leisure Class.(ch.3,4,7)"

March 19 Dr. John Thompson "The Heart Sutra", Thompson, trans.

April 2 Provost Mark Padilla Sophocles's "Oedipus the King"

April 16 Dr. Sanford Lopater Freud's "Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis"

All meetings will be held in the Paul and Rosemary Trible Library, room 208, at 5:30 pm. (This is subject to change.)

Print copies of our readings are available through the CNU Bookstore, on reserve at the library, and as digitally linked from this site.

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Previous Schedules:

Fall 03, Spring 04, Fall 04, Spring 05,

Fall 05, Spring 06, Fall 06, Spring 07, Fall 07