Twice I have participated in the Classics Club spin, where readers create a list of twenty classics from their reading list, and number them 1-20. The Club selects a number (to be announced on Monday) and all the ‘spinners’ attempt to read the corresponding title on their individual lists before December 1.
https://theclassicsclubblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/the-classics-spin-14/
Because I am trying to read my titles in approximately chronological order, in my previous two spin efforts I kept my titles in order, and read all the titles up to and including the matching title. The first time was a bit of a struggle as I had to mail order one of the books and it took longer to arrive than I expected, ( I guess I could have bought it as an ebook), but both times I was successful.
This time I am facing a long list of Plato’s philosophy and politics (most of which seem to be short but very convoluted), and Xenophon’s histories (which are much longer), so I am not sure how successful my version of the spin will be. But it may help push me a little harder to finish the Greeks, so what’s the worst that can happen?? 🙂
My list is
1 Plato Hippias Major and Minor ♥
2 Aristophanes Wealth ♥
3 Plato Euthydemus ♥
4 Plato Euthyphro ♥
5 Plato Apology ♥
6 Plato Crito ♥
7 Plato Phaedo ♥
8 Plato Gorgias ♥
9 Plato Menexenus ♥
10 Plato Protagorus ♥
11 Plato Meno ♥
12 Plato Cratylus ♥
13 Xenophon Memoribilia
14 Xenophon Apology (defence of Socrates)
15 Xenophon Economics
16 Xenophon Symposium (Banquet)
17 Xenophon Miscellaneous writings Horsemanship, Cavalry, Dogs, Ways and Means
18 Xenophon Anabasis ♥
19 Xenophon Agesilaus
20 Plato The Republic
To many observers, this is not a particularly tasty or tempting list, but I am committed now, so on I go, and will read some scifi and murder mysteries in the background. Roll on Monday!
I love Plato’s Apology but I have so many others yet to read of his that I can’t really compare. I have lovely dreams of reading Xenophon in Greek. I should give up those dreams and just read him in English otherwise I may never read him at all. :-Z Best of luck with your spin. I’m very curious to see what you’ll get!
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I have no chance of reading anything in Greek! Good luck with your spin choice too!
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When I look at your list the phrase ‘holy cow!’ comes to mind. However, I am happy to say I am familiar with one title, the last one. Good luck come Monday!
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