The next meeting of Great Books KC will be March 29, 2024. We will discuss The Black Prince, by Iris Murdoch.
Meeting Date & Time:
Date: March 29, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm
Zoom On-Line Meeting:
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— the link is sent to a limited mailing list of frequent attenders.
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About the Book:
The Black Prince is Iris Murdoch's 15th novel, first published in 1973. The name of the novel alludes mainly to Hamlet. The Black Prince is remarkable for the structure of its narrative, consisting of a central story bookended by forewords and post-scripts by characters within it. It largely consists of the description of a period in the later life of the main character.
Monday, February 26, 2024
March 29, 2024
Saturday, January 27, 2024
The Tale of Genji, by Murasaki Shikibu
Time: 7:00 pm
Zoom On-Line Meeting:
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— the link is sent to a limited mailing list of frequent attenders.
— request mailing list addition, send to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
January 26, 2024—Daniel Deronda, by George Eliot
The next meeting of Great Books KC will be January 26, 2024. We will discuss the Daniel Deronda, by George Eliot.
Meeting Date & Time:Date: January 26, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm
Zoom On-Line Meeting:
— an email with link to join will be sent prior to meeting.
— the link is sent to a limited mailing list of frequent attenders.
— request mailing list addition, send to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Schedule of Books for 2024
Schedule of Books for 2024
Daniel Deronda, by George Eliot
The Tale of Genji, by Lady Murasaki
(Chapters 1 through 17)
Black Prince, by Iris Murdoch
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Anonymous
Julius Caesar, by Shakespeare
Three selections from Essays, by Michel de Montaigne
Democracy in America, by A. de Toqueville
(first half)
Democracy in America, by A. de Toqueville
(second half)
The Clouds, by Aristophanes
The Mabinogion Anonymous
Book of Revelation, by John of Patmos (from New Testament)
Select books for 2025
Monday, November 6, 2023
December 1 & 8, 2023—Book of Job from the Bible
Great Books KC will meet two times yet this year: December 1, 2023 & December 8, 2023. You are invited to send your suggestions for next year's book schedule to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com. Please note link below for categories to be filled.
Meeting Content, Dec. 1, 2023: — 7 PMWe will discuss the Book of Job from the Bible
Meeting Content, Dec. 8, 2023: — 7 PM
We will create the schedule of books for 2024.
Suggestions of books may be sent to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com.
Please note the following links to assist in plans for preparing the 2023 schedule:
G.B. KC Categories of Books
G.B. KC What Makes a Great Book
G.B. KC History of Previous Books
Meeting Dates & Time:
Dates: December 1, 2023 & December 8, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Zoom on-line meeting
—an email with link to join will be sent prior to meeting.
Description of Discussion Topic:
Thursday, October 5, 2023
October 27, 2023—Epic of Gilgamesh
The next meeting of Great Books KC will be October 27, 2023. We will discuss the Epic of Gilgamesh
Date: October 27, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Zoom On-Line Meeting:
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About the Epic:
Saturday, August 26, 2023
September 29, 2023— Antigone, by Sophocles
The next meeting of Great Books KC will be September 29, 2023. We will discuss the play, Antigone, by Sophocles.
Date: September 29, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Zoom On-Line Meeting:
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About the Play:
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
August 25, 2023—Captain Brasbound's Conversion, by George Bernard Shaw
The next meeting of Great Books KC will be August 25, 2023. We will discuss the play, Captain Brasbound's Conversion, by George Bernard Shaw
Meeting Date & Time:Date: August 25, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Zoom On-Line Meeting:
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About the Play:
Captain Brasbound's Conversion was first published in Shaw's 1901 collection Three Plays for Puritans (together with Caesar and Cleopatra and The Devil's Disciple). The first American production of the play starred Ellen Terry in 1907. The play explores the relationship between the law, justice, revenge and forgiveness.
Saturday, July 1, 2023
July 28, 2023—Caesar and Cleopatra, by George Bernard Shaw
Meeting Date & Time:
Date: July 28, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Zoom On-Line Meeting:
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— request mailing list addition, send to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com.
Friday, June 2, 2023
June 30, 2023—The Devil's Disciple, by George Bernard Shaw
The next meeting of Great Books KC will be June 30, 2023. We will discuss the play, The Devil's Disciple, by George Bernard Shaw
Zoom On-Line Meeting:
About the Play: