Classics and the Western Canon discussion

It's time to reveal the nominees for our second read of 2023. Please feel free to advocate for your favorite and plan your reading schedule based on the upcoming schedule posted below.

Nostromo by Joseph Conrad

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Silas Marner by George Eliot

The Discourses + The Prince by Niccolò Machiavell

The Symposium & Phaedrus by Plato

John Brown's Body by Stephen Vincent Benét

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Mar 8 - Mar 14	On Liberty IV & This next read discussion
Mar 15 - Mar 21	On Liberty V + Book as whole & Next read Poll
Mar 22 - Mar 28	Interim Week 1
Mar 29 - Apr 4	Interim Week 2	
Apr 5	NEXT READ Discussion begins

For those who are curious about John Brown's body, please see the thought provoking interim discussion of an excerpt from it moderated by Everyman back in March of 2017.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The poll has been posted

Voting started on: Mar 15, 2023 12:00AM PDT
Voting ends at: Mar 21, 2023 11:59PM PDT

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

Hello members of Classics and the Western Canon,

Just a reminder, voting on our second read of 2023 ends on Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 at 11:59PM PDT. The race is a close one so far and there is still time to make your vote count.

Here are the results of the poll. We will be reading the winner, a Plato double feature: Symposium / Phaedrus. Discussions will begin April 5th.

R	W	W%	Book
7	14	38%	The Symposium & Phaedrus
6	11	30%	Nostromo
4	7	19%	Their Eyes Were Watching God
1	3	8%	Silas Marner
1	1	3%	The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
1	1	3%	The Discourses & The Prince
20	37