Date / Time
- December 13, 2019
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The Bibliococktails series celebrates great literature and great libations.
Upcoming Events
Lunchtime Talk with Alice Bullitt | Symphony of Horrors: Dracula in Popular Film
Date / Time
- December 3, 2019
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The vampire is a creature that has haunted the artistic imagination for centuries – it literally and figuratively refuses to die. Like other progeny of Gothic literature, such as Victor Frankenstein’s monster and Dr. Jekyll’s alter ego Mr. Hyde, the vampire is a locus of cultural ideology, reflecting the varied anxieties of its historical moment. (more…)
In Conversation with Jim Casey | Shakespeare and Authorship
Date / Time
- December 10, 2019
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Although most scholars and historians agree that William Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon wrote the plays and poems we associate with “Shakespeare,” there are still those who believe these works were written by someone else. It may be impossible to say anything for certain about the authorship of plays written more than 400 years ago, but we do know quite a lot about the history of playwriting and the early modern theater. Please join Jim Casey, Associate Professor of English at Arcadia University, for a discussion of the authorship debate, the collaborative process of Renaissance playwriting, and the related staging practices of the early modern theater.
Shakespeare Free Read-Aloud Group: All’s Well That Ends Well
Date / Time
- January 4, 2020
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Reading Shakespeare’s plays aloud offers not only a communal way to enjoy these great works but also promotes a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s poetry and wordplay. No acting experience is required to participate — just bring a copy of the play we’re reading…and your voice!
Shakespeare Free Read-Aloud Group: Henry IV, Part 2
Date / Time
- December 7, 2019
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Reading Shakespeare’s plays aloud offers not only a communal way to enjoy these great works but also promotes a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s poetry and wordplay. No acting experience is required to participate — just bring a copy of the play we’re reading…and your voice!
Shakespeare Free Read-Aloud Group: Henry IV, Part 1
Date / Time
- November 2, 2019
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Reading Shakespeare’s plays aloud offers not only a communal way to enjoy these great works but also promotes a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s poetry and wordplay. No acting experience is required to participate — just bring a copy of the play we’re reading…and your voice!
Shakespeare Free Read-Aloud Group: Titus Andronicus
Date / Time
- October 5, 2019
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Reading Shakespeare’s plays aloud offers not only a communal way to enjoy these great works but also promotes a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s poetry and wordplay. No acting experience is required to participate — just bring a copy of the play we’re reading…and your voice!
Shakespeare Free Read-Aloud Group: As You Like It
Date / Time
- September 7, 2019
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Reading Shakespeare’s plays aloud offers not only a communal way to enjoy these great works but also promotes a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s poetry and wordplay. No acting experience is required to participate — just bring a copy of the play we’re reading…and your voice!
Hands-on Tour: Picturing Cervantes
Date / Time
- September 6, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
“Picturing Cervantes” explores the ways Don Quixote has been imagined and illustrated through the centuries, featuring remarkable drawings and prints by notable artists such as Gustave Doré and Honoré Daumier.
Hands-On Tour: Shakespeare the Poet
Date / Time
- August 29, 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Shakespeare’s youthful narrative poems made his reputation as a writer; his sonnets continue to bewitch and bewilder readers, and the poems in his plays cast spells, calm seas, and unite lovers.