LIBRARY NOTES

Donald McDonough
Beowulf and Gawain Meet Alys: Old and Middle English Classics
Thursdays: October 1, November 5, and December 3, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Whitridge Room; $40 for all three sessions (recommended); $15 per session

Professor McDonough's hugely popular groups on the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Aeneid breathed life into these classics. Back by member demand, he moves forward in history with three major works of the medieval world, in powerful contemporary translation.

Books for Discussion:

• October 1, 2009:
  Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney

• November 5, 2009:
  Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated by Marie Borroff

• December 3, 2009:
  The Canterbury Tales (selections) by Geoffrey Chaucer, translated by Nevill Coghill

Professor Emeritus of English at Central Connecticut State University, Donald McDonough is an acclaimed authority on the works of John Milton as well as other areas of literature.

Copies of the books for discussion are available for purchase from the Library; information about purchasing books will be sent to registrants.

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