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Hillsdale Great Books 101
Hillsdale College ^ | 5/3/2014

Posted on 05/03/2014 10:42:22 AM PDT by iowamark

As you've heard, Hillsdale College is offering its newest free online course: Great Books 101! Will you register today and become a Hillsdale student?

You'll be able to watch brief 35- to 50-minute lectures by Hillsdale's professors who will empower you with knowledge and insights from some of the greatest, most exhilarating stories in world history.

And as with all of Hillsdale's previous free online courses, there's no need to worry about missing a lecture. All 11 course lectures are archived so you can view them at your convenience at anytime and anywhere on your computer or tablet

And when you register right now, you'll find out how to receive your own Hillsdale College brass bookmark.

Take this opportunity to appreciate the timeless and towering achievements of great Western literature. Register for "Great Books 101" today by filling out the registration form.

Great Books 101 - Ancient to Medieval An 11-Week Online Course:

Lecture topic, instructor:

Literature and the Liberal Arts at Hillsdale, Larry P. Arnn

Homer, The Iliad, Stephen Smith

Homer, The Odyssey, David Whalen

Sophocles, Oedipus Rex, David Whalen

Virgil, The Aeneid, Patricia Bart

The David Story (1 and 2 Samuel & 1 Kings 1-2), Justin Jackson

The Book of Job, Daniel Sundahl

Saint Augustine, Confessions, Jeffery Lehman

Dante, Inferno, Stephen Smith

Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, Patricia Bart

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Justin Jackson

(Excerpt) Read more at online.hillsdale.edu ...


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Education
KEYWORDS: books; hillsdale
Another interesting series from Hillsdale.
1 posted on 05/03/2014 10:42:22 AM PDT by iowamark
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To: iowamark

Got the email this morning and they’re already on Chapter 9. I have some catching up to do!


2 posted on 05/03/2014 10:47:42 AM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: iowamark

Interesting, I will have to check it out.


3 posted on 05/03/2014 11:38:13 AM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - a classical Christian approach to homeschool])
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To: iowamark

This looks like part of reading list for what used to be called Western Civ....for those of us who were educated in the long ago far away ;and


4 posted on 05/03/2014 11:43:11 AM PDT by Nifster
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To: iowamark

Hillsdale is a great college.


5 posted on 05/03/2014 2:31:40 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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