Philip Weinstein, the Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of English Emeritus at Swarthmore College, will present the next in the ongoing program series "Islanders Read the Classics", with a six-part seminar on classic short stories. This free seminar will be held at the Katharine Cornell Theater in Vineyard Haven.
In order to allow the library to prepare class materials and communicate with students, please register in advance at the library or by visiting our website at www.vhlibrary.org.
7pm Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Herman Melville: Benito Cereno, Billy Budd & Bartleby the Scrivener
7pm Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Leo Tolstoy: The Death of Ivan Ilyich, The Kreutzer Sonata, Master and Man (The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories, Pevear/Volokhonsky translation)
7pm Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Anton Chekhov: A Boring Story, Ward No. 6, Rothschild’s Fiddle, The Man in a Case, The Darling, The Lady with the Little Dog, In the Ravine, The Bishop (Stories of Anton Chekhov, Pevear/Volokhonsky translation)
7pm Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Henry James: The Turn of the Screw, The Beast in the Jungle
7pm Wednesday, November 29th, 2017
James Joyce: Dubliners (entire)
7pm Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Franz Kafka The Judgment, The Metamorphosis, A Hunger Artist, A Country Doctor, Jackals and Arabs, A Report to an Academy, In the Penal Colony (Selected Stories, Muir translation)
The "Islanders Read the Classics" series is presented by the Martha's Vineyard Library Association in partnership with the Martha's Vineyard Times. Participants are encouraged to read the books in advance, however it is not required. Copies of the books may be requested through your local CLAMS library.
What time are the seminars? The series sounds great!
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All programs in this series will start at 7pm, at the Katharine Cornell Theater
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