Wednesdays 10-12 Noon
October 1 through November 19, 2003
Kendal - Training Room
One had his brief day in the sun, then he all but disappeared for more than a generation. The other garnered great acclaim early, remained popular, then fell from favor even after he was named the seventh American to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Now, years after their deaths, F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Steinbeck are enjoying a major renaissance.
This course will focus on the short stories and novels of these two American writers.
The reading list: Fitzgerald's selected short stories, The Great Gatsby, and Tender Is The Night. Steinbeck's selected short stories in The Long Valley, Cannery Row, and The Grapes of Wrath. The class format: some lectures, but the emphasis will be on class discussions.
Even if you've read and reread the major works of Fitzgerald and Steinbeck, it's time to read them again and re-think what both men said about the world they lived in and the American society they depicted in their major works.
Class is limited to 25 participants.
Joe Medlicott is a Dartmouth graduate, with an MA from Trinity College and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He has taught English at several universities; prior to his retirement he was Master of English at Deerfield Academy.
