OLLI101510 - Frankenstein: The Book That Will Not Die [In-person at TUCC]

Course Description

Frankenstein: The Book That Will Not Die

Instructor: Toby Zinman
Dates: Thursdays, Sep 28-Nov 2
Time: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Location: In-person at Center City (TUCC)
 

Mary Shelley’s novel, an “existential thriller,” has become a foundational myth of Western culture, and is still a terrific (re)read. We’ll discuss it from a variety of angles: Shelley’s biography, her literary technique, religion, psychology, ancient myth, racism, feminism, philosophy. And we can’t/won’t forget the dozens of movies!
Maximum in-person registrants: 30

Instructor’s Bio:

Toby Zinman recently retired after years and years and years as a professor at the University of the Arts where she won the “Distinguished Teaching” award. She was a Fulbright scholar in Israel, a visiting professor in China and has written six books and many essays. Her second career was chief theater critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer; American Theater magazine named her “one of the twelve most influential critics in the U.S.”

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