COURSES – FALL 2026 / Literature
The courses listed below, in the general area of literature, are currently offered at Quest.
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CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORIES
Coordinators: Susannah Falk Lewis, Steve Allen, Mary Buchwald, Frieda Lipp, Lynn Vairo
This long-standing class discusses short stories from all over the world.
CONTEMPORARY POETRY
Coordinators: Ellen Rittberg, Frieda Lipp, Karen Millard, Linda Schwartz
We will explore important and well-regarded modern poets, their poems, and their place in the literary continuum/historical context.
GEORGE SAND AND ÉMILE ZOLA
Coordinators: Sheryl Harawitz, Tatyana Chernomaz, Andrea Irvine, Ellen Shapiro
This fall, we explore two strikingly different voices from 19th-century French literature.
NONFICTION GEMS
Coordinators: Donna Ramer, Carole Blane, Ellie Schaffer
Discover books you’ve intended to read or rediscover others you’ve meant to revisit as we delve into a mix of topics and themes.
SHAKESPEARE: THE MAN AND HIS WORKS
Coordinators: Jim Brook, Paul Golomb, Peter Dichter
This course will examine various aspects of Shakespeare, the man and is works.
TIMELESS WRITINGS: THE TALE OF GENJI
Coordinators: Sheryl Harawitz, Mary Ann Donnelly, Judy Hampson, Andrea Irvine
We continue our journey eastward to Japan with The Tale of Genji, written over a thousand years ago by Murasaki Shikibu and often considered the world’s first novel.
TWO NOVELS BY VIRGINIA WOOLF
Coordinators: Lynnel Garabedian, Sandy Kessler
Virginia Woolf was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.
WONDERFUL BOOKS OUT LOUD: HEMINGWAY AND GARCIA MARQUEZ
Coordinators: Harriet Finkelstein, Larry Shapiro, Ruth Ward
We will discuss in this class works of two Nobel Laureate writers, one American and once Columbian.