The Great Books Series 1

Dr. Bruce Meyer teaches 'Essential Texts: A Background to Literature' and is Director of Creative Writing and Professional Writing Studies at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. He is the author of the interview collections: In Their Words, Lives and Works; the short fiction collection, Goodbye Mr. Spalding; and the poetry collections, The Open Room, Radio Silence, and The Presence.In our first series on the greatest literary works of all time, Dr. Meyer discusses the five essential texts needed to understand literature, philosophy and thought that have shaped western world.