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Classical Pursuits Online
Small-Group Seminars And Free Weekly Webinars

Classical Pursuits takes our love of talking about books online. Seminars and webinars on 2,000 years of literature and culture. Learn more!
The Key to Italy: Literature, Food and Wine in Sicily
Sicily, Italy
April 2021

For the German polymath Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Sicily was the “clue to everything.” We’ll leave that for Italians to decide and instead invite you to join Classical Pursuits on a trip that will unlock Sicily’s boundless treasures.
They Came to Paris: Literature 1910–1930
Paris, France
May 2021

Join Classical Pursuits on a unique voyage that will take you from the turn of the century to the eve of the Second World War, and change forever the way you see the City of Light.
Thinking Space, Drinking Space: Cafe Culture in Paris
Paris, France
May 2021

Cafés have been clearinghouses for ideas, de facto offices, places to meet friends and lovers, escapes from cold and poverty, or refuges where one can simply sit and observe. When we go to them, for whatever reason, we are taking part in the comédie humaine. Join other bons vivants for […]
Jewish Montreal: Its Midcentury Legacy
Montreal, Canada
June 2021

As we walk the streets, meet the people, hear the stories, and eat the food of Jewish Montreal, our experience will be enriched by our discussions of a literary voice unique in North America.
TORONTO PURSUITS
University of Toronto, Canada
JULY 2021

Culture meets conversation at our annual salon in the sun, with seminars on fiction, epic poetry, music, painting, history, psychology and more. Join us for a week of reading, discussion, friendship and fun.
Quiet Revolutions: Literature in Quebec
Quebec City, Canada
September 2021

Québec City, UNESCO City of Literature, is a perfect place for a fall getaway. Explore a fascinating multicultural and multilingual literary heritage from one of North America’s most beautiful cities.
Shifting Boundaries: Literature of Morocco
Tangier, Fes and Marrakesh, Morocco
October 2021

Immerse yourself in the vast scope of Morocco’s history, politics, literature, art and food, Classical Pursuits–style.

Travel Adventures for the Mind
with The world's best books, art and music as Your guides

Classical Pursuits OnlineSmall-Group Seminars And Free Weekly Webinars

The Key to Italy: Literature, Food and Wine in SicilySicily, ItalyApril 2021

They Came to Paris: Literature 1910–1930Paris, FranceMay 2021

Thinking Space, Drinking Space: Cafe Culture in ParisParis, FranceMay 2021

Jewish Montreal: Its Midcentury LegacyMontreal, CanadaJune 2021

TORONTO PURSUITSUniversity of Toronto, CanadaJULY 2021

Quiet Revolutions: Literature in QuebecQuebec City, CanadaSeptember 2021

Shifting Boundaries: Literature of MoroccoTangier, Fes and Marrakesh, MoroccoOctober 2021

Classical Pursuits Online
Small-Group Seminars And Free Weekly Webinars

The Key to Italy: Literature, Food and Wine in Sicily
Sicily, Italy
April 2021

They Came to Paris: Literature 1910–1930
Paris, France
May 2021

Thinking Space, Drinking Space: Cafe Culture in Paris
Paris, France
May 2021

Jewish Montreal: Its Midcentury Legacy
Montreal, Canada
June 2021

TORONTO PURSUITS
University of Toronto, Canada
JULY 2021

Quiet Revolutions: Literature in Quebec
Quebec City, Canada
September 2021

Shifting Boundaries: Literature of Morocco
Tangier, Fes and Marrakesh, Morocco
October 2021