To The Lighthouse — a novel by Virginia Woolf
A slow and easy approach to Virginia Woolf's "To The Lighthouse". The book will surely be challenging to read. In other words, it won't be fun at first. If you're thinking of John Irving or John Grisham, this won't be your book.
We're going to take it nice 'n easy in order to give the book a chance. Woolf is known for employing interior monologue, which makes for tricky reading because you have to figure out whether what you're reading is being spoken or thought—and by whom.
Regular, active participation is a must. Willingness to read a challenging book is a must. The course will be conducted in English. Attendance and participation are not the same thing.
Dr. Mango Telli
Laurence Lampert was my primary handler in philosophy. With him I studied the history of philosophy, mainly Plato and Nietzsche, with Leo Strauss always present. Calvin O. Schrag taught Heidegger's _Being And Time_ in 1996, the seminar that brought me back to graduate school. I wrote my PhD thesis on Xenophon's _Hiero_ under Laurence Lampert and William McBride.
What's the book I think everyone should read? _Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance_, simply for its humanity.
Ziele & Kompetenzen
– getting a handle on To The Lighthouse
– coming to appreciate Woolf's rare style
– learning to grapple with difficult, intricate literature in English
– discovering the beauty of understatement in literature
Maximale Teilnehmendenzahl
30 Teilnehmer