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Originally Posted by astrangerhere
I am intrigued. I am #1 in line for holds at my library.
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Well, I did get my copy from the library and I was largely underwhelmed. The introductory material about the trivium was interesting, but not new to me. As for the guided reading - you would find almost the same lists in any graduate program as in each genre, her list is largely the recognized "THE CANNON." In fact, if you want a checklist, you can find all the books she lists in the book
here without the outlay.
I have no desire to start an argument about the cannon, but I think if you followed her suggestion of reading chronologically, you could get just as much as the Harvard Classics to then guide you into modern reading that you could likely curate for yourself.
*disclaimer - I did not attend public school and was likely educated in the classical manner even if not in name.