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The Great Books of the Western World is a 54 volume set published by the Encyclopaedia Britannica. It comes with a ten year reading plan that includes writings by 74 authors and includes readings from many of the 443 works included in the 54 volumes. Atlthough the ten-year reading plan is broadly inclusive of authors and works, it is far too long and time consuming to be useful as either an introduction to the Great Books or as a review. The writer has therefore developed an abbreviated reading plan that includes all 74 authors and substantial or independent sections from a majority of the works, and yet can be completed by reading 8 pages a day or 250 pages a month for one year. The 13,111 pages have been condensed to 2,989 pages that, despite their shortened length, keep the scope of the original ten-year plan. The Great Books of the Western World are part of the intellectual heritage of the West, and the writer hopes that his New Shorter Reading Plan makes these books more accessible and comprehensible to anyone interested in the thoughts that go into making up Western culture. |
