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Book Club

Book Club | February 2018: Lucian Dialogues of the Dead

Our next Book Club selection is The Dialogues of the Dead by Lucian, whose satirical dialogues poked fun at philosophers and mythological characters. The discussion will start in the Forum, and we will meet via Google+ Hangout on Tuesday, February 27, at 11 a.m. EST. Read more

Book Club

Book Club | November 2017: Selections from Horace

This month's Book Club discussion, on Tuesday, November 28 at 11 a.m. EST, will be on selections from the poetry of Horace. We will be reading from the Odes, Book 4, which comprises 15 poems, and a selection from the Satires, for example Book 1.4 'A Defence of Satire', Book 1.10 'On Satire', Book 2.1 'On Satire Again', Book 2.6 'Town versus Country'. Read more