Seeking the ancient paths and reading The Great Books by 200 authors chronologically over the next /- 40 years.
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Books on tap for 2026:
Jan/Feb: The Bible
Mar-Jun: Plato & Early Greek Philosophy
July: Books about Gilgamesh
Aug-Nov: Aristotle
Dec: Books about trees đł
Youâll also see some books on the right that Iâll be reading for the monthly Short Great Books reading group I lead in person in Franklin, TN.
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"I'm following Aristotle's advice in the Poetics, that an epic should begin in medias res, in the midst of things."
~ Malcolm Guite
youtube.com/watch?v=fDO2wjQzâŠ
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Saturday morning reading: Iâve been reading about the adventures of Sir Gareth (the Knight of the Kitchen), Sir Tristram and Iseult, And Sir Geraint and Enid.
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In this snippet from my conversation with Malcolm Guite, he traces how the Arthurian legends draw on both the Christian and Trojan traditions. Listen to the full episode here - booksoftitans.com/p/malcolm-âŠ
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In this episode, Malcolm Guite identifies three storylines worthy of epic poetry:
The Matter of Troy (Iliad/Odyssey)
The Matter of Gaul (Charlemagne)
The Matter of Britain (Arthur)
youtube.com/watch?v=fDO2wjQzâŠ
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My interview with Malcolm Guite (@malcolmguite) is now up. Listen as he tells the tale of Great Books, Arthurian connections to Troy, and the power of epic poetry.
booksoftitans.com/p/malcolm-âŠ
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Special episode with @malcolmguite releasing tomorrow morning. He drops some fascinating connections between Troy and Camelot.
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Surprise podcast episode coming tomorrow. About to record it right here at Landmark Booksellers.
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The only cure for this is re-enchantment:
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Morning reading: King Arthur by Roger Lancelyn Green. I read about the magic of Nimue and Morgana le Fay, and how Morgana (King Arthurâs sister) almost killed him.
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What a time to be alive!
We see the tower of Jesus Christ illuminated for the first time!
The light show, starting from the base up to the illumination of the cross, culminated with a composition of lights guided by drones that traced the figure of GaudĂ and the phrase âfirst love, then techniqueâ.
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What is the USA equivalent of honoring with knighthood? Whatever it is, letâs bestow it upon Freddy.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans) retweeted
Erik, youâve inspired me to read more! Iâm almost 39 and am considering doing your quest, havenât figured out exactly how I want to do it, it probably wonât be exactly like yours but youâre inspiring for sure! This year the only goal I have is to build my reading habit and Iâm hoping to follow your pattern next year and read through the Bible in January and February. Thank you for sharing your reading project with the world! I think you will inspire generations to read more long after weâve left this world behind.
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Iâm rearranging my bookshelves around Stage II of the Books of Titans reading project, which centers around reading The Great Books by 200 Authors in chronological order. Stage I lasted from 2017 - 2022, and was my attempt to read a wide mix of 52 books per year. Somewhere along the way, I realized that books come from books and that there is a canon that many books derive from. I wanted to read those book. So in 2023, I began what will be a 40 year quest to read the greatest books ever written. I started with Gilgamesh and am now making my way through the Greeks. Each year gets better and this is the most fun I have ever had in my reading life. The nearly 350 books I read during Stage I that have resided on these shelves will now move to my backup book closet as I make room for The Great Books. Iâm arranging them in chronological order by the year of the authorâs death or by the estimated year of creation for works by unknown authors. The idea is that I will attempt to read the complete works (within reason) for each of the 200 authors. Want to join me on my quest?
books.booksoftitans.com/immoâŠ
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Tuesday morning reading: King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green. This is a collection of the Arthurian tales written by a friend of C.S. Lewis, and a fellow Inkling.
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I hope that Mr. @elonmusk
Has plenty of servers ready.
For when Freddy visits Buc-eeâs next,
X will be unsteady.
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Just had our first Waffle House experience at 1am. Great food, great prices, and friendly staff. 10/10, we will be coming back.đ
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We must normalize the placement of grand pianos in personal libraries.
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I have a potentially blasphemous question. Is it ok to read That Hideous Strength without first reading the first two books of The Space Trilogy? Iâm interested in the Arthurian connection in this one. I apologize in advance for making it this far in life without having read The Space Trilogy.
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Finished Galahad and the Grail this morning and am now reading the appendices. Time will tell, but itâs quite possible that this and the next three in the series will be the greatest works written during our time here on earth.
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