Great Books Series
2010 Great Books Series – Wednesdays, January 27 – March 24
7:00 – 9:00pm. In 1947, two educators at the University of Chicago, Robert Maynard Hutchins, president of the university and Professor Mortimer J. Adler, established the Great Books Foundation to draw together passionate readers to discuss enduring issues and ideas. Three years later, these gentlemen joined Walter Paepcke to form the Aspen Institute. Join us for this 8-week exploration of the readings from the Great Books. Reading list to be announced. Fee: $195 ($175 for donors).
| January 27, 2010 | Guidelines for Shared Inquiry Discussion and Preparing for Discussion The Declaration of Independence – Thomas Jefferson The Two Brothers – Leo Tolstoy |
| February 3, 2010 | Crito – Plato |
| February 10, 2010 | Iphigenia at Aulis – Euripides |
| February 17, 2010 | NO MEETING due to an event at the Music Festival |
| February 24, 2010 | Agamemnon – Aeschylus |
| March 3, 2010 | Billy Bud, Sailor – Herman Melville |
| March 10, 2010 | A Rose for Emily – William Faulkner |
| March 17, 2010 | Letter from Birmingham City Jail – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
| March 24, 2010 | A Room of One’s Own – Virginia Woolf |
Event information
Date
Wed Jan 27, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm GMT+0000
Location
Aspen, CO, United States