The Role of Art in a Troubled World: Exploring big ideas in classic texts and modern art
Great Books recently concluded our 75th-anniversary adult discussion group. Our group had the pleasure of delving into the role of art in a troubled world by discussing the following works: "To a Locomotive in Winter" by Walt Whitman, "The Unknown Masterpiece" by Honoré de Balzac, The Federalist Papers, no. 10 by James Madison, "The Daughters of the Late Colonel" by Katherine Mansfield, "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne