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'Year of Wonders' Resource Guide
To prepare for our September 5 discussion of Geraldine Brooks’s Year of Wonders, we have pulled together a list of resources related to plague in early modern England.
About 'Year of Wonders'
Introductory information on the September 2024 Folger Book Club selection, Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks.
Macbeth and the Roots of Birnam Wood
Todd Andrew Borlik revisits his August 2024 presentation on Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood.
'Birnam Wood' Resource Guide
To prepare for our August 1 virtual book club discussion of Eleanor Catton’s novel, explore resources related to Shakespeare and the environment.
About 'Birnam Wood'
Introductory information on the August 2024 Folger Book Club selection, Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood.
Ovid, Shakespeare, and 'The Latinist' (Part Two)
The second part of the opening conversation between emma poltrack and Dr. Will Tosh as part of the June 2024 discussion of Mark Prins’s The Latinist.
Ovid, Shakespeare, and 'The Latinist' (Part One)
We revisit the opening conversation between emma poltrack and Dr. Will Tosh as part of the June 2024 discussion of Mark Prins’s The Latinist.
'The Latinist' Resource Guide
To prepare for our June 6 virtual book club discussion, explore resources related to Shakespeare, Ovid, and mythology.
About 'The Latinist'
Introductory information on the June 2024 Folger Book Club selection, Mark Prins’s The Latinist.
Collection Connections: 'The East Indian' by Brinda Charry
Su Fang Ng revisits her May 2024 presentation on Brinda Charry’s The East Indian.
'The East Indian' Resource Guide
To prepare for our May 2 virtual book club discussion, explore resources related to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and America’s early colonization.