Reading Group

Reading Group: Moby-Dick

Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm

“What am I that I should essay to hook the nose of this leviathan?” -Moby-Dick,Ch.32.

Grapple with Herman Melville’s classic whale of a tale! Led by Melville scholar and Associate Professor at St. Joseph’s University, Dr. Peter Norberg, this six-session reading group charts a passage through Moby-Dick, taking bearings from Melville’s life and from the novel’s context in classic literature. Participants will also investigate related objects in the Rosenbach collections, including Melville’s bookcase.

Click here to see the 2011-2012 Moby-Dick Syllabus.

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