Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Visionary
Life
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a profound American poet/essayist from the 19th
century whose words still speak deeply to our struggles to live with
integrity. Emerson called his readers to intuitively see the unity in
all of life. What did Emerson mean? Come and join us to find out.
Frankenstein:
Anatomy of a Story
Mary Shelley's nove Frankenstein has more to do with everyday
relationships than with the misuse of science or how to enjoy a good
"gorefest". It is horror but it involves the way that we treat eacdh
other and how self-centered we can be when chasing our ambitions.
Charles Dickens: Wondrous
Strange
With themes of loss, love and transformation threading throughout all
this stories, Charles DIckens may help us to discover even more if we
listen closely enough. In our Charles Dickens study, we explore the
healing place of memory, the vitatlity of the past and the redemption
of humans in community.
The Folio Club: Essays
on Edgar Allan Poe
Poe once wrote: "The Tales are supposed to be read at table by the eleven
members of a literary club, and are followed by the remarks of the company
upon each". We took these words to heart as we explored the irony and
depth of Poe's short stories.
Dante's Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy was written from 1308 to 1321 and is the
seemingly simple story of a man, generally assumed to be Dante himself,
who is miraculously enabled to undertake a jourjney from Hell to Paradise.
Dante's story of transformation shows that "the way out is the way through".