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Course Description

This course examines representations of literary love, focusing on works that explore relationships among authors, readers, and texts. Each session centers on a single book to analyze how desire, creativity, and discovery inform narrative and thematic structures.

February 24 — What We Can Know by Ian McEwan A pair of scholars seeking a coveted sonnet lost amid environmental and romantic catastrophe in Ian McEwan’s propulsive What We Can Know.

March 10 — Heart the Lover by Lily King A writer wanting to know if love is enduring in Lily King’s masterful Heart the Lover.

March 24 — Possession by A.S. Byatt Another pair of scholars searching for an elusive antique love sonnet in A.S. Byatt’s Possession.

April 7 — The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai Young writers finding love clashes with tradition and ambition in Kiran Desai’s epic The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.

Notes

Instructor: Miram Camitta: PhD, MS, MFA, has been teaching the Book Discussion class at Temple University for twenty years. A writer, folklorist and life-long educator, her creative non-fiction can be found in The Masters Review, Fourth Genre, is forthcoming in Image Journal, and has been recognized as a notable in Best American Essays of 2023, won Honorable Mention in Glimmer Train Magazine, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, 2023. 
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Section Title
Writers and Lovers: Truth be Told (Book discussion)
Type
Online-fixed date/synchronous meeting(s)
Days
T
Time
10:00AM to 11:30AM
Dates
Feb 24, 2026 to Apr 07, 2026
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
6.0
Location
  • Online Learning
Delivery Options
Online with Virtual Meetings  
Course Fee(s)
Course Fee $85.00 Click here to get more information
Potential Discount(s)
CEUs
0.45 CEUs

Section Notes

  • Instructor: Miriam Camitta
  • Course Format: Virtual, live via Zoom
  • Course Duration: Tuesday mornings 10-11:30am, every 2 weeks beginning February 24th. 
  • Access to Course: An invitation into the online classroom will be emailed to you typically the Wednesday prior to the start of the course. If you haven’t received the invite by the following morning, you can forward the confirmation email to info@ugotclass.org for a prompt resend.