Tag Archives: Sophocles

Oedipus: The Hardest-Luck Guy in Literature

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

Welcome to this week’s post in the Great Books Project. We are in the middle of five long works at the moment, but we will be finishing Aristotle’s Physics this week. Here are the readings for the coming week: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Liberal Arts | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Queequeg’s Coffin and the Great Man Theory of History

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

It’s Great Books Monday once again, and I’m feeling really motivated this week. I spent some time yesterday looking over what we’re likely to attack in the next few weeks, and it is really great stuff, starting with our selections … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Liberal Arts | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment