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Reading SeminarsShakespeare and Ovid: Book 2 of the Metamorphoses in HamletS11-R01 As the distinguished scholar Jonathan Bate noted, the fact that Shakespeare imitated Ovid is “beyond dispute”. This class will explore Shakespeare’s use of Ovid through a close reading of Hamlet and book 2 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. We will be reading the version of the Metamorphoses Shakespeare himself read: Arthur Golding’s 1567 English translation. Thus Spoke ZarathustraS11-R02 A study of Friedrich Nietzsche’s great work, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, with special emphasis on exploring his concepts of the Death of God, the Transvaluation of Values, the Superman, the Eternal Return, the Will to Power, etc. We’ll be using the Penguin Classic edition, R. J. Hollingdale translation, easily available from Amazon. Read the Prologue for the first class. |
Monthly Story SlamTues., May 15, 7-8:30 p.m. Lunch Break Book TalksHosted by Steve Huff Book Discussions at Valley ManorMay 16, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. The Culinary Reading and Discussion GroupHosted by Sandy Bosworth & Kathy Pottetti
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