Classics Books Lecture Series
The 2012 season of our popular Classics Books Lecture Series continues to Thursday, May 3, and features distinguished, award-winning professors from The University of Michigan Department of English and Literature surveying classic books. These professors will ignite your enthusiasm for the classics with their knowledge, wit, and passion.
Schedule - All lectures are on Thursdays, at 7:30 p.m., on the dates noted, at the Grosse Pointe South High School Library (map below), Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.
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March 1
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Christopher Marlowe's "The Jew of Malta" and "Dr. Faustus" and William Shakespeare's The Tempest & The Merchant of Venice |
Dr. Ralph Williams
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March 29 |
Reflections on the Tennesse Williams' Centenary Year |
Dr. Enoch Brater |
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April 19 |
Ford Madox Ford's "The Good Soldier" |
Dr. John Whittier-Ferguson |
| May 3 | Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" | Dr. George Bornstein |
Admission at the Door (no pre-sales)
- Friends’ Member: Free
- Non-Members: $10. per lecture
- Students and Teachers: Free with identification.
One may enjoy the lectures without having read the books, but will undoubtedly be inspired after attending these lectures, which are followed by an informal discussion. Everyone from teenagers to octogenarians and beyond have attended these talks by the University of Michigan professors, who each bring a wealth of fascinating literary and historical information.
To join the Friends of the Grosse Pointe Public Library and attend any or all of the lectures at no charge, please complete a membership form.
In addition to the free Classics Books Lecture Series you will be notified of and invited to participate in additional Friends' sponsored library events. Your Friends' membership fee/donation will support unique programs and purchases for the Grosse Pointe Public Libraries.
Grosse Pointe South High School • 11 Grosse Pointe Blvd • Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3711
When you arrive at Grosse Pointe South High School, enter the parking lot from Grosse Pointe Boulevard and park around the back of the newer "S" Building. Follow the signage into the school and proceed to the lecture location in the auditorium.
