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Event Name:
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Date(s) & Time(s):
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Saturday, May 15, 2010 2-4 p.m.
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Event Location:
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Hillsdale Library
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Address:
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1525
S.W.
Sunset
Blvd.
Portland,
OR
97239
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Phone:
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503.988.5388
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Program Type:
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Authors/books/literary,
Classes/workshops,
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Age Group:
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Adults,
Seniors
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Description:
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This session's title: "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer
In Chaucer’s masterpiece, “The Canterbury Tales,” 29 pilgrims engage in a storytelling contest while on the road to the shrine of St. Thomas in Canterbury; the winner getting a free meal and drinks. The stories the pilgrims tell as they try to out–narrate and outwit one another open up a myriad of perspectives on medieval English society, challenging the accepted social mores of the day and raising many profound questions about the oppressive English medieval class system, about the status of women, and about the power of stories to change our lives.
Pick up a “bring-em-back” copy of the book at the Hillsdale Library after registering. Return the book at the discussion.
Read some of the best all-time classic books, with a professor from Reed College leading the discussions. And no papers are due! The five discussion series cover five literary eras. Each series takes place at a different branch of the library.
The Middle Ages series will be led by Michael A. Faletra, who has taught at Reed College and the University of Vermont.
Read the Classics is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities Fund of The Library Foundation.
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Web site:
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http://www.multcolib.org/events/classics/middle.html
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Current Enrollment:
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Spaces Available:
25
( Min: 1 Max: 25 )
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Registration Info:
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Open:
March 20, 2010
Closed:
May 15, 2010
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