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Xenophon’s Hellenika Book VI Study Guide Questions
Dear fellow Xenophon readers, As you finish reading through Book VI, here are some questions for us to think about and discuss on Monday. I hope your reading has been stimulating. It has been for me. I have found that Xenophon has had to figure ou… Continue reading
Shakespeare in the Spring Podcast – May 2010 – Hamlet
Thank you all for an illuminating discussion of Hamlet tonight. I feel like we touched on a number of important issues: Hamlet’s “madness,” his problematic relationship with his mother, his equally problematic relationship with Ophelia, the “play … Continue reading
Discussion questions for Hamlet
Dear Friends, I thought I would publish the discussion questions for our May 18 discussion of Hamlet so you can refer back to them someday… Rich ***** DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. THE MOUSE-TRAP. If Hamlet were a college student, he would probably ha… Continue reading
Xenophon’s Hellenika Books 4 & 5 – May 2010 audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Xenophon Books 4 & 5 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Continue reading
Xenophon Books IV & V Study Guide Questions
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Shakespeare Hamlet Act 1 Discussion (Audio)
Dear Friends, Thank you for a great call tonight! It was great getting to know everyone, and I really enjoyed our discussion of Act 1 of Hamlet. I am totally fascinated by Act 1, Scene 1, and I look forward to discussing how the rest of the play b… Continue reading
Shakespeare 2010 – Introductory Call Questions
Dear Friends,I have enjoyed getting to know you during the last couple of weeks through your kind replies to my last email. Thank you for taking the time to write back. I’m really looking forward to our first conference call on April 20. Many of y… Continue reading
Slow Art Day 2010 “fantastic” in Australia
Michelle Fracaro reports that Slow Art Day 2010 was “fantastic” at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Michelle says:”The program was fantastic!! We had a 2 hour discussion with 21 participants.”Thanks, MIchelle for being a great host i… Continue reading
Slow Art Day Jakarta – “a good experience”
Radju Munusamy reports that Slow Art Day went well in Jakarta at the National Museum of Indonesia. Raj says: “It was a good experience considering this is the first time we have such event here. Earlier in the week, I had selected three collection… Continue reading
Reader and listener be – Hamlet on the iPad
The Reading Odyssey’s “Shakespeare in the Spring” program combines 21st century technology with Shakespeare’s early 17th century masterpiece. How? Richard Johnston, Harvard postdoc, who is the moderator for the 2010 section of “Shakespeare in the … Continue reading →
20. April 2010 by Arrian
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