George Eliot is one of the great novelists in English, and her final book is both surprising and perplexing. Daniel Deronda focuses on two people: a young Englishwoman, Gwendolen Harleth, who struggles to find her place in a complicated social structure, and Daniel Deronda, an English gentleman whose background has been hidden from him. Each meets with challenging circumstances: she in a disturbing marriage and he, slowly and by chance, with the life of the English Jewish community. The novel examines the complexities of late nineteenth-century English life that Eliot understood so brilliantly, and in closing it seriously considers the founding of the Jewish national state.

This seminar will be offered in two sections. Please register for only one section: either the 11:00 AM or 2:00 PM time for all four dates. Copies of the book will be available for registrants to purchase.

Wednesdays, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12

Section 1: 11:00 AM
Section 2: 2:00 PM

All four sessions (recommended): $50
Per session: $15

Registration is required. How to Register