The History of Literature - Lecture Series Format & Orientation (Patreon)

Dear Book Club Readers —

We have a brief orientation video here discussing the format for our exciting new Book Club Exclusive Lecture Series - ‘The History of Literature.’

Over the course of this series, you will become connoisseurs of the finest literary vintages from four exhilarating epochs: 

• Postmodernism
• Modernism
• Victorianism
• Romanticism

A grounding and appreciation of the Great Books from the last few centuries will pair nicely with our immersion in Shakespeare’s masterpieces, our Bible lectures, and our breaching the Ancients in the upcoming dives into Plato and Homer.

From here, the world of great literature is your oyster, and you will have a more comprehensive knowledge about the Western literary tradition than the majority of readers the world over.

Lecture Aims:

1) Obtain a bird’s-eye view of the history of literature from the 18th to 21st Century.

2) Discover a new writer you are keen to explore (1x novelist, 1x short story writer, 1x poet, 1x playwright)

Pre-Series Thinking Assignments:

1. What were the 5-10 most influential books for you? Can we find any commonalities between your favourites?

2. What do the following words mean to you? Post-modernism, Modernism, Victorianism, Romanticism.

Happy reading, everybody!