Taking on Virgil

banksoftheohio@evpl — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:22:00 GMT

In her novel Lavinia, celebrated author Ursula LeGuin gives lyrical voice to her title character: the daughter of mythical King Latinus and the woman fated to cause The Aeneid's culminating war. This lushly detailed account of ancient Italian ritual and daily life, which was named a 2008 Best Book by Library Journal, is an intriguing companion to Virgil's epic poem. Check them both out and join the Classics Book Discussion on December 13th as we consider one of the cornerstones of Western literature.

Cassics Book Discussion

Thursday, December 13, 2012

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

2nd Floor Conference Room

Central Library

90 Classic Books for People in a Hurry by Henrik Lange

Bufkinite@evpl — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:20:00 GMT

This morning over my first cup of coffee I read Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness; and then Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. I decided to read The Three Musketeers before jumping in the shower.

This delightful book reduces most of the canon of "Western Literature" into a series of four-panel cartoons. Each of the books thus encapsulated is given one two-page spread, and each 4-panel cartoon only uses 3 to tell the story, because one panel is always the book title.

I found this collection to be very funny and well thought out. It's also weird how many of the books he actually does capture the essence of in one page.

You're in a hurry, so check this one out!

Books Blog : fiction, Classics

Taking on Virgil

90 Classic Books for People in a Hurry by Henrik Lange