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Course: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville-SOLD OUT!

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Date / Time

  • May 19, 2018
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • June 23, 2018
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • July 21, 2018
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • August 18, 2018
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • September 15, 2018
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • October 20, 2018
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

2008-2010 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, United States

Registration

  • Registration will open to Delancey Society members on December 12, to members on December 19, and to the public on December 26.
  • Tuition for this reading group is $300.
  • Rosenbach members at the Contributor level and above receive a 10% discount on tuition. Please call 215-732-1600 x123 or email [email protected] to register at the discount.
  • Not a member? We invite you to join upon registration. Click here for more information about membership.

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

Devoted fans of Moby-Dick and first-time readers alike can dive deep into the pages of this great American novel. The course will tackle portions of this literary Leviathan during six monthly sessions and explore the novel within the context of Herman Melville’s life, the influences of Romanticism, and the age-old conflict of personal freedom versus social obligation.

Syllabus

Syllabus – Moby-Dick taught by Alexander Eisenthal

About the Instructor

Alexander Eisenthal is Benjamin Franklin Fellow in the English Department at the University of Pennsylvania.