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Resource Guide: 'The Familiar' by Leigh Bardugo

On December 5, 2024 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of The Familiar. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Golden Age Spain, the inquisition, and Love’s Labor’s Lost.


EXPLORE England’s relationship with Spain through early modern drama

LISTEN to podcast episodes related to magic in Renaissance England and compare with those in the novel

REVISIT a related past book club selection for another depiction of an early modern Jewish experience

DISCOVER traces of the Inquisition in the Folger Collection

COMPARE Shakespeare and Spanish Golden Age author Miguel Cervantes

We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program

Junior League of Washington

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