English Reading Circle at the Library
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE – SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “HOW TO BECOME A WRITER” BY LORRIE MOORE
This month’s story, Lorrie Moore’s “How to Become a Writer,” has as its ancillary title “Or, Have You Earned This Cliché?” Unpacking the title seems like a good way to start examining this wry, ironic, yet surprisingly tender little story. While it might pose as a how-to manual of sorts, written in the second person
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE SECOND SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “THE LENGUAGE OF MEN” BY NORMAN MAILER
Our last story of the 2014-2015 cycle is Norman Mailer’s “The Language of Men,” published in Esquire magazine in 1953. This story closes not only our annual cycle, but also the sub-cycle of our last three texts, all of which (starting with Twain’s “The Californian’s Tale” and continuing on with Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants”)
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “THE CALIFORNIAN’S TALE” BY MARK TWAIN
This month’s story is Mark Twain’s “The Californian’s Tale,” published in 1893. Twain rates among the most celebrated and iconic of all American writers, and has achieved that rarified air of an author whose characters (Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer in particular) have come to embody the mythos of the country they reflect. With his
THE SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather
March’s story is “Paul’s Case” (1905) by Willa Cather. Cather is best known for her novels My Ántonia (1918) and O Pioneers! (1913), works which chronicle the lives of European settlers on the American frontier, in particular the prairies of Nebraska. Cather grew up in Nebraska, and graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1895,
Relato del mes del English Reading Circle – Sesión de febrero 2015
Nueva sesión del club de lectura en inglés “English Reading Circle” con Andrew Bennett como moderador. Para aprender sobre la literatura contemporánea norteamericana a través de la lectura y la discusión de relatos cortos en línea. Los encuentros tendrán lugar en la biblioteca un martes al mes de 14:30 a 15:30 h. de septiembre a
THE STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “A ROSE FOR EMILY” BY WILLIAM FAULKNER
This month’s story, William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily,” first published in 1930, is a defining example of Southern Gothic writing. It is also the first story Faulkner ever published in a national magazine. For those of you familiar with Faulkner’s work, the story takes place in the fictional city of Jefferson, Mississippi, in the
THE STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “O JOSEPH, I’M SO TIRED”
Hello everyone, and Happy New Year. We begin 2015 with Richard Yates’ O Joseph, I’m So Tired, taken from his aptly titled collection Liars In Love, published in 1981. You might be familiar with Yates by way of his novels, like The Easter Parade, or perhaps Revolutionary Road, likely his most well-known work. This story
Relato del mes del English Reading Circle – Sesión de enero 2015
Nueva sesión del club de lectura en inglés “English Reading Circle” con Andrew Bennett como moderador. Para aprender sobre la literatura contemporánea norteamericana a través de la lectura y la discusión de relatos cortos en línea. Los encuentros tendrán lugar en la biblioteca un martes al mes de 14:30 a 15:30 h. de septiembre a
THE STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “MIRIAM” BY TRUMAN CAPOTE
Our story for December, Truman Capote’s “Miriam” (1945), is disquietingly similar to our story from November, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Once again, we, as readers, are invited into an uncomfortable space inhabited by characters who may or may not be figments of the imagination. Once again, we become witnesses to the ways in
Relato del mes del English Reading Circle – Sesión de noviembre 2014
Nueva sesión del club de lectura en inglés “English Reading Circle” con Chiara Luis como moderadora. Para aprender sobre la literatura contemporánea norteamericana a través de la lectura y la discusión de relatos cortos en línea. Los encuentros tendrán lugar en la biblioteca un martes al mes de 14:30 a 15:30 h. de septiembre a