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Rethinking the Classics

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February 2, 2022: 7:00 pm

Note: due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this talk will only be offered online, via Zoom. Advance registration is required for this event.

How does a book become a literary classic? And what do the classics say about who we are? Author Ilan Stavans meditates on how literary classics become the collective memory of a culture and suggests that as society changes so must our literary canon.

About Ilan Stavans

Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities, Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His most recent books are How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish; Popol Vuh: A Retelling, and Jewish Literature: A Very Short Introduction.

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Date:
February 2, 2022
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7:00 pm
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Organizer

Joanne Pariseau
Phone
(802) 754-6660

Venue

Goodrich Memorial Library
202 Main St
Newport, VT 05855 United States
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