Book Series
This year the New York Society for Ethical Culture is supporting three book discussion groups:
- Classic Great Books Discussion Series
- Great Books Discussion Series: Great Conversations II
- Afternoon Ethical Culture Reading Discussion Group
Classic Great Books Discussion Series
First Wednesdays of the Month - 7:30 P.M.
October 2008 - June 2009
| Date | Readings |
|---|---|
| September 3 | Sophocles, Oedipus the King* |
| October 1 | Freud, On Dreams Kafka, The Metamorphosis* |
| November 5 | Goethe, Faust, Part One* |
| December 3 | Kant, First Principles of Morals Flaubert, A Simple Heart* |
| January 7 | Hume, Of Personal Identity Nietzsche, Thsu Spoke Zarathustra |
| February 4 | Dante, The Inferno Bible, Ecclesiastes |
| March 4 | Burke, Reflections On the Revolution in France Aristotle, On Tragedy |
| April 1 | Adams, The Education of Henry Adams Plato, The Republic |
| May 6 | Shakespeare, King Lear* |
| June 3 | TBD |
- * Complete work
- Approximately 100 pages reading monthly
- New participants may join the group at any time during the year
- Annual tuition, books, and refreshments:
- Members $30.00
- Nonmembers $40.00
- For further information, call:
- Larry Schiff at 917-749-0695 or
- Peter Boysen at 212-749-3645
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Great Books Discussion Series: Great Conversations II
Third Wednesdays of the month - 7:30 P.M.
October 2008 - June 2009
Facilitators: Dr. Norma Hymes
| Date | Readings |
|---|---|
| October 15 | The Bible, The Story of Samson (Judges 13-16) |
| November 19 | John Donne, Selected Poems |
| December 17 | René Descartes, Meditations 1 and 2 |
| January 21 | Nikolai Gogol, The Nose |
| February 18 | Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Grand Inquisitor |
| March 18 | Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher |
| April 15 | Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street |
| May 20 | Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market |
| June 17 | Max Planck, Physics and World Philosophy |
- Books are now available at the New York Society for Ethical Culture
- For more information please call the Leader's office at 212-874-5210, ext. 118 or Norma Hymes at 212-787-7234
- Annual tuition, books, and refreshments:
- Members $25.00
- Nonmembers $30.00
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Afternoon Ethical Culture Reading Discussion Group
Second Wednesdays of the month - 3:00 P.M.
September 2008 - June 2009
Facilitators: Ileane Silver and May Del Rio Dorfman
| Date | Readings |
|---|---|
| September 10 | Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policeman's Union |
| October 8 | Shirley Hazzard, The Great Fire |
| November 12 | Min Jin Lee, Free Food for Millionaires |
| December 10 | Saul Bellow, Mr. Samler's Planet |
| January 14 | Nathan Englander, Ministry of Special Cases |
| February 11 | Richard Ford, The Lay of the Land |
| March 11 | Jhumpa Lahiri, Interpreter of Maladies |
| April 8 | Irene Nemirovsky, Suite Francais |
| May 13 | Cynthia Ozick, Dictation |
| June 10 | Evelyn Waugh, Scoop |
- Annual fee:
- Members: no charge
- Nonmembers: $10.00
- For further information, call:
- Ileane Silver at 212-749-9566 or
- May Del Rio Dorfman at 212-243-5749
