Great Conversations 1, an anthology of 15 classic and contemporary selections, is ideal for book discussion groups and college humanities courses. Biographical headnotes and discussion questions accompany each selection, and a thematic guide offers suggestions for reading the selections across genres and disciplines.
- The Epic of Gilgamesh
- Prometheus Bound
- Of Friendship
- Pensées*
- Self-Reliance
- Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking
- Democracy in America*
- An Enemy of the People
- The Value of Science*
- Thoughts for the Times on War and Death
- The Secret Sharer
- The Theory of the Leisure Class*
- The Stages of Life
- Tell Me a Riddle
- Boys and Girls
DISCUSSION GUIDES FOR:
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
- Seize the Day
*Indicates a selection taken from a longer work.