The World's Great Literature (OLLI)

We build on the tradition of the Great Books by exploring classic and contemporary texts of world literature. Our selections cover a wide range—fiction and non-fiction, plays and poetry — but all lead, both in reading and conversation, to a stimulating expansion of our worldview. Each week, our discussion will be led by a volunteer from the class. About two weeks before the first session, a syllabus with specific readings will be emailed to class registrants.

As Marilynne Robinson said in The Givenness of Things, “Open a book and a voice speaks. A world, more or less alien or welcoming, emerges to enrich a reader’s store of hypotheses about how life is to be understood.” Welcome to The World’s Great Literature.