On May 2, 2024 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of The East Indian by Brinda Charry. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and America’s early colonization.
READ the Shakespeare play referenced throughout novel
EXPLORE the play’s connection to trade and early globilization
- ‘In the spiced Indian air’: Trading coin and cloth in the empire of the Great Mughal
- Shakespeare’s Asia: Ships, spices, and porcelain
- written by Su Fang Ng, May’s guest speaker
- “More strange than true”: Finding America among the fairies
LISTEN to podcast episodes related to colonial history and impact
We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program
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DC & Me: Community Stories from Penn Quarter
DC & Me: Community Stories from Penn Quarter
Come hear stories from and see art created by the Penn Quarter community in this multi-media installation.
Thu June 28 - Mon, Sep 9, 2024
Early Music Seminar: Tale of Two Cities
Early Music Seminar: Tale of Two Cities
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming Tale of Two Cities: Music of Florence and Venice.
Wednesday, Sept 11, 2024 at 6pm
Book Reading and Signing with Nicholas Meyer
Book Reading and Signing with Nicholas Meyer
Join the Folger for a night of mystery with filmmaker and author Nicholas Meyer for a reading from his latest novel Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell.
Thurs, Sept 12, 2024, 7:30pm
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