Quest Courses – Spring 2023 / Literature
The courses listed below, in the general area of literature, are currently offered at Quest.
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CONTEMPORARY POETRY
Coordinators: Martha Drezin, Mary Ann Donnelly, Frieda Lipp
So many say, “Poetry is just not for me.” It has always gotten a bad rap – called highfalutin and indecipherable. In this class, we believe the opposite.
CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORIES
Coordinators: Nancy Richardson, Mary Buchwald, Frieda Lipp
This long-running class-driven discussion course brings together fans of international short stories who share their points of view about the various elements of each story — plot, setting, characters, etc.
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.
INVISIBLE MAN BY RALPH ELLISON
Coordinators: Lynnel Garabedian, Sandy Kessler,
This semester we will consider Ralph Ellison’s novel “The Invisible Man” (1952), which deals with the problems of race relations and Black identity in the United States.
ORAL INTERPRETATION OF POETRY
Coordinators: Joyce Hinote, Peter Dichter, Mary Ann Donnelly, Sheryl Harawitz
Reading aloud introduces us to the voice of poetry: its rhyme, meter, syntax, imagery. In this class, we continue this human oral tradition by bringing poetry alive.
TONI MORRISON: THE LEGEND
Coordinators: Donna Ramer, Sheryl Harawitz, Tamara Weinberg
What makes a legend?