What we’re about
This a book club for anyone in the Washington, DC area who wants to get together to discuss works written in or about Ancient Greece or Rome. This includes drama, literature, poetry, philosophy, history and really anything else of interest to members.
All books will be read in English so no prior knowledge of Greek or Latin is needed. As long as you have an interest in these two civilizations and the motivation to tackle some of the great works they produced you will fit right in! In the spirit of democracy, members will get to vote on what they want to read next in each meeting.
Meetings will be in-person so that we can get to know each other and to make sure that discussion are casual and free flowing. We usually meet at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, but the venue may change as needed.
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See all- Clouds and Birds by Aristophanes @ MLK Jr. Memorial LibraryMartin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC
Who's in the mood for some comedy? Greek comedy, that is! Join us in September to discuss two works of Athenian "old" comedy, written by the legendary Aristophanes. We'll be skipping our regular August meeting this year and be reading two texts to make up for it: Clouds and Birds.
Clouds is a satire of Athenian intellectualism, with a particularly sharp parody of Socrates (which may have contributed to his death sentence!). Birds, on the other hand, is about birds. I will be reading from the recent translation by Aaron Poochigian, available here, but use whichever edition you prefer.
As usual, we will meet in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in the 205-B Accessibility Room, located on the second floor at the back of the Center for Accessibility. The library should be available to those of you coming on the red/yellow/green lines via Gallery Place and those on the blue/silver/orange lines via Federal Triangle. See you there!
