古典文学読書クラブ: 深く考える人のための分析、ディスカッション、討論

Welcome! 
This 24 week course is intended to serve learners interested in a literature course which allows them to increase their exposure to some of the greatest literary fiction ever written. We will explore and discover the magic and impact of the written word, increase our reading stamina, and engage in high-level discussions and debates about our own thoughts and ideas on what each novel means to us. The direction of class discussions, analysis, and debate will be almost entirely learner-created with the instructor acting primarily as a thought provoker and examiner based on relevant themes and ideas presented in the readings.  

Learners who enroll late will be asked to complete reading from the current novel or story assigned prior to their enrollment date. Alternatively, they may wish to enroll at the start of a new novel. I can always provide a specific date for this. No previous experience or knowledge is required for this class.  

Below is a general syllabus of how the course is structured through the first 15 weeks. 
 
Weeks 1-5: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury/Examination and analysis of key ideas, themes and motifs
Week of January 24: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury/Examination of character development, changes, interaction and conflict 
Week of January 31: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury/Analyze how a particular point of view, historical context or cultural experience is reflected in a work of literature 
Week of February 7: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury/Overarching themes and ideas presented in the work
Week of February 14: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury/Discuss the relevance of the novel in modern society

Weeks 6-10: Animal Farm by George Orwell
-Examination and analysis of key ideas, themes and motifs
-Examination of character development, changes, interaction and conflict 
-Discuss the relevance of the novel in modern society
-Analyze how a particular point of view, historical context or cultural experience is reflected in a work of literature 

Weeks 11-15: The Stranger by Albert Camus
-Examination and analysis of key ideas, themes and motifs
-Examination of character development, changes, interaction and conflict 
-Discuss the relevance of the novel in modern society
-Analyze how a particular point of view, historical context or cultural experience is reflected in a work of literature 

Weeks 16 - 20: 1984 by George Orwell
Weeks 21 - 24: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl