LONDON LITERARY SALON NEWS
24.08.12
First set of Salons starting week of September 10th
The reader became the book; and summer night
Was like the conscious being of the book.
–Wallace Stevens
MANY THANKS to all who voted either by poll or email—I am hoping to squeeze in many of the requested studies in the coming months. The first two studies are described here; these are open for registration on the website: litsalon.co.uk. I have also included the tentative schedule for coming studies- please mark your calendars now …I will provide details for these in the coming weeks.
*TO REGISTER please visit the ‘Events’ section; email me if you have any questions*
*The Salons depend on word of mouth for the continued infusion of new participants and widening perspectives…if you have enjoyed a Salon study, please recommend to a fellow reader.
· The Bear by W. Faulkner (rec. ed: Go Down Moses, Vintage) cost £30
Thursday Sept. 13th Short Story intensive—one three-hour meeting 7-10 PM
· The Aeneid by Virgil trans. by Robert Fagles (Penguin Classics, 2006) cost £75
Tuesdays either 1-3 PM or 8-10 PM; meet for five weeks 11.09- 09.10
Upcoming Salons planned…registration and details to follow
· Howard’s End by E. M. Forster September 20th & 27th—Two Meeting Intensive 7-10 PM
· The Sound and the Fury by W. Faulkner Mondays (choice: 1-3 or 8-10 PM) five week study starting September 24th
· Paradise Lost by John Milton Tuesdays (1-3 or 8-10 PM) five week study starting October 16th
· Four Quartets, Bleak House, The Iliad and The Passion of New Eve are in the process of being scheduled.
As always, I welcome feedback on the proposed studies, schedule requests and recommendations for future studies. Also check out recent posts on the website: comments on London theatre productions, responses to news about reading groups and modern novels, reflections on the use of discussion-based learning…all open for your comments.
