English Reading Circle
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE – SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “SONNY'S BLUES” BY JAMES BALDWIN
The last story of our 2016-2017 cycle is James Baldwin's “Sonny's Blues,” written in 1957. This story is Baldwin's most heavily anthologized, and stands as a powerful testament to the author's virtuosity as a short-story writer, in addition to his mastery of other forms, most notably the novel, drama, and the essay. “Sonny's Blues” addresses
Balance of the English Reading Circle, the English reading club celebrates ten years
It is not unusual for a library to offer a reading club among its cultural entertainment activities, but it is peculiar that it develops on Anglo-Saxon readings in English and that the colloquium is held in that language. The fact that it was also started in 2005 and that ten years later it is still active
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE ON POETRY AND PROSE POETRY – POEM OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet
This month, the English Reading Circle: Poetry and Prose Poetry group is going back to the beginning. We'll be traveling back in time to the beginning of America, the beginning of American poetry, and the beginning of American women's writing, with Anne Bradstreet's “To My Dear and Loving Husband.” In 1650, Bradstreet's volume of poetry,
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE AT THE LIBRARY: THE SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS
This week's story is Ambrose Bierce's “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, published in 1890. While it would be unfair to suggest that Bierce deserves to be considered a “lesser-known author” given the strength of the rest of his oeuvre, it It is undeniable that this story is by far his most popular and widely anthologized.
SELECTION OF PHOTOS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MONTH IN THE LIBRARY
We invite you to see a selection of photos and short videos of the library's activities with American Space Madrid this December. We encourage you to sign up from January 2015 in the next sessions from the Institute's website agenda. All the details about the activities are in
The story of the month analysis: “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The theme of this year's cycle – “Great Short Stories from Lesser Known Authors/Lesser Known Short Stories from Great Authors” – raises intriguing questions with regard to our story for November, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Where, exactly, should we situate Gilman and her story of her in relation to our understanding of what it means
New English Reading Circle Colloquium – June 2014 Session
New session of the English reading club "English Reading Circle" with Peter Savaiano as moderator. The English Reading Circle becomes an activity promoted by the American Space Madrid (a new joint project between the International Institute and the Embassy of the United States in Madrid) and therefore becomes free. For
New English Reading Circle Colloquium – March 2014 Session
New session of the English reading club "English Reading Circle" with Peter Savaiano as moderator. To learn about contemporary American literature through the reading and discussion of short stories from online literary magazines, which can be read for free over the Internet on the magazines' websites. The
New English Reading Circle Colloquium – February 2014 Session
New session of the English reading club "English Reading Circle" with Peter Savaiano as moderator. To learn about contemporary American literature through the reading and discussion of short stories from online literary magazines, which can be read for free over the Internet on the magazines' websites. The