Seven Books Everyone Once Read and No One Now Does

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of seven literary works that were once foundational to European civilization but are now seldom read.

The latest podcast episode of MCC Learning Institute features a conversation between Nicholas Tate, historian and author of Seven Books that Everyone Once Read but No One Now Does, recently published by Ludovika University Press and Richárd Fodor, Head of Research at the Learning Institute. The discussion explores the enduring significance of seven works that once formed the intellectual foundation of European civilisation but are rarely read today. From Cicero’s De Officiis to Walter Scott’s...

People in this episode

Host: Richárd Fodor

Guest: Nicholas Tate

Topics covered

• literature
• historical significance
• European civilization
• reading habits
• intellectual foundation

Keywords

• literature
• historical significance
• European civilization
• reading
• intellectual foundation
• Cicero
• Walter Scott

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ludovika University Press

Books & works: Seven Books that Everyone Once Read but No One Now Does, Cicero’s De Officiis, Walter Scott’s

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