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Reading Great Literature Discussion Group

Read and discuss a variety of recognized literature selections. Together we explore themes, characters, plot, settings, and authors of the readings in historical and contemporary context. Group members will facilitate the discussions.

Reading Great Literature Discussion Group
Dates: 7/6/2023 - 12/21/2023
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 12
Building: Moana
Room: Small Classroom
Instructor: Cora Robey
Read and discuss a variety of recognized literature selections. Together we explore themes, characters, plot, settings, and authors of the readings in historical and contemporary context. Group members will facilitate the discussions.
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Fall 2023: Selections from The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, Shorter Seventh Edition, ISBN 13:978-0-393-92612-5, available from Amazon or used book sellers.
- September 7: The Enormous Radio by John Cheever, The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekov, and Snow by Ann Beatie
- September 21: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
- October 5: The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, King of the Bingo Game by Ralph Ellison, and A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
- October 19: A Wall of Fire Rising by Edwidge Danticat, The Intruder by Andre Dubus, and The Continuity of Parks by Julio Cortázar
- November 2: Matchimanito by Louise Erdich, Babylon Revisited by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and The Conscience of the Court by Zora Neale Hurston
- November 16: Araby and The Dead by James Joyce and Great Falls by Richard Ford
- December 7: The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and A Soldier's Embrace by Nadine Gordimer
- December 21: Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, and The White Horse by Yasunari Kawabata
Meets at in person 10 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. First class for Spring 2023 is July 6, 2023.

Reading Great Literature Discussion Group
Dates: 1/18/2024 - 6/20/2024
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 11
Building: Moana
Room: Small Classroom
Instructor: Cora Robey
Read and discuss a variety of recognized literature selections. Together we explore themes, characters, plot, settings, and authors of the readings in historical and contemporary context. Group members will facilitate the discussions.
Show Description

Spring 2024: Selections from the Norton Anthology of Drama, Shorter Second Edition ISBN 978-0-393-92340-7 available from Amazon or used booksellers.
- January 18: Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
- February 1: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
- February 15: Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Meets in person at 10 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. First class for Spring 2024 is January 18, 2024.

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