Literature and Writing
Discover beauty in poetry, passion in drama and thought-provoking ideas in novels. Be stirred by the poets Milton, Whitman and Wright; be moved by the dramatists Shakespeare, Miller and Hugo and be inspired by authors Kafka, Dostoyevsky and Marques. Read and imagine, then imagine and write. Let your inner voice speak out guided in one of our exceptional writing classes. Immerse yourself in the glory of literature.
Available Classes
Lunchtime Movie Speeches - Serving up one great speech per week
<p>The best movie speeches captivate our minds and hearts to make us weep, laugh and think. Each week, explore one great speech and the character who moves us. We will unpack the context of speech
...Lunchtime Movie Speeches - Serving up one great speech per week
<p>The best movie speeches captivate our minds and hearts to make us weep, laugh and think. Each week, explore one great speech and the character who moves us. We will unpack the context of speech
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Simone de Beauvoir & Sartre
<p>The course will cover de Beauvoir’s philosophical Existentialism and her many novels. We will compare and contrast her form of Existentialism to Jean-Paul Sartre, her longtime friend, lover and
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Continuing Cross-Cultural Literature
<p>People who are fascinated by different cultures and love reading fiction will be able to combine their interests by participating in this course. We study various themes within short stories and
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Crime Doesn't Pay - Except in Literature!
<p>The first literary mystery, Oedipus Rex, may have been written in 429 BCE but the earliest law code appeared about 1600 years earlier in Sumeria. From the ancient world on we can follow the twin
...Crime Doesn't Pay - Except in Literature!
<p>The first literary mystery, Oedipus Rex, may have been written in 429 BCE but the earliest law code appeared about 1600 years earlier in Sumeria. From the ancient world on we can follow the twin
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Gilgamesh - An Epic Story
<p>The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the story of King Gilgamesh, a powerful and arrogant ruler who embarks on a journey to find the secret of immortality after the death of his best friend, Enkidu. He
...Gilgamesh - An Epic Story
<p>The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the story of King Gilgamesh, a powerful and arrogant ruler who embarks on a journey to find the secret of immortality after the death of his best friend, Enkidu. He
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Patrick O'Brian's Fictional Naval Duo - Aubrey and Maturin
<p>Patrick O’Brian’s renowned Aubrey-Maturin series consists of 21 books, set during the Napoleonic wars. They focus on the unlikely friendship of Captain Jack Aubrey – Royal Navy through and through
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Simone de Beauvoir - Who She Was and Why She Matters Now
<p>Simone de Beauvoir was one of the ‘Big original’ thinkers and major French authors of the mid-20th century. Books and writing were her lifelong passion and vocation. She was enthralled with life
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Joseph Conrad - Master Mariner and Master Storyteller
<p>This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the death of Joseph Conrad. In his early life, Conrad spent a period as the First Mate on a trading ship that sailed regularly from Singapore to East Borneo
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Learn How to Unpack a Poem
<p>Poetry is joy in words but sometimes getting to the joy is difficult. Learn about poetry techniques and how to unpack a poem so that you can appreciate and experience all the joy that poetry has to
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Creative Writing - Theory Behind the Craft
<p>Creative writing can seem daunting and is sometimes considered intuitive rather than a learned skill - a select few are supposedly “born” with the gift of storytelling. However this is definitely
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