Journeyman Reading of the Great Books of Western Civilization

You have spent some time familiarizing yourself with the Western Great Books. Now it's time to get to reading! Select ten works from the list of Western Great Books. For each one, read the text and provide an entry summarizing the contents. Then answer the following questions:

- What are your impressions of the work?
- Why do you think it's consider a Great Book?
- Would you recommend it to others?
- What are some themes that run throughout the work?
- Does this work apply to another field of knowledge or is it pure literature?

Share these in your journal.