Round 3 of the Classical Mind Battle of the Books
In Which We Request Your Vote to Adjudicate the Penultimate Round
Round 2 of the Battle of the Books has concluded. No surprises or upsets were had in the second round as all of the heavily-favorited top seeds entered the tournaments rested up from a round one bye. The only outlier was The Journey of the Mind to God by Bonaventure giving George MacDonald’s Lilith a run for its money at 52-48. For a while, it looked as if Bonaventure might make a Cinderella-run, but, as Lilith teaches us, ultimately everything works out.
The semi-finals consist of seriously fascinating matchups: Virgil’s Aeneid vs. Taming of the Shrew and Frankenstein vs. Lilith. Do listeners prefer epic poetry or Shakespearean comedy? Do they prefer gothic novels about the hubris of scientism or a fantasy world in which all things truly do work together for good?
Please vote for your favorite reads below. If you’re having trouble deciding who to vote for, each of our episodes about the various books are linked in the title.
Let us know who you voted for in the comments and why!