Quest Courses – Spring 2023 / Literature / ELIZABETH GASKELL
Coordinators: Arlene Curinga, Patricia Geehr, Susan Keohane
An English novelist, biographer, and short-story writer, Elizabeth Gaskell’s novels offer a detailed portrait of society, particularly the very poor.
For the Spring semester, we will read her novel, “Mary Barton,” the story of a working-class family and the friends they meet on holiday. We will discover how those families’ lives connect, how one father lapses into a bitter depression, and we’ll uncover the causes of that depression and the resulting events.
A WEEK / MONDAY / 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Elizabeth Gaskell, Spring 2023 | ||
Date | Presenter | Title |
Feb 06 | Arlene Curinga | Mary Barton -Pages 3 - 69 Chapter 1 - 6 |
Feb 20 | Presidents Day | No Classes |
Mar 06 | Sheryl Harawitz | Mary Barton, Pages 70 - 147 Chapter 7 - 13 |
Mar 20 | Pat Geehr | Mary Barton, Pages 148- 210 Chapter 14 - 19 |
Apr 10 | Susan Keohane | Mary Barton, Pages 211 - 285 Chapter 20 - 29 |
Apr 24 | Mary Ann Donnelly | Mary Barton, Pages 287 - 312 Chapter 30- 32 |
May 08 | TBD | Mary Barton, Pages 313 - 366 Chapter 33 to end |
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