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Classics and the Western Canon
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This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
CORMAC MCCARTHY THE MASTER OF WORDS
— 205 members
— last activity Jun 19, 2023 04:35AM
A group dedicated to the enjoyment of great writing, not to analysis, not to eloquence, but to the joy of reading words well put on paper
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