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Jefferson Parish Library Reads - Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes

Event Type: Adults
Age Group(s): Adults
Date: 1/29/2018
Start Time: 7:00 PM
End Time: 8:30 PM
Description:
 Megan Holt, PhD, chief executive officer for Words & Music: A Literary Feast in New Orleans, and executive director for One Book One New Orleans, will make a presentation about the Spanish classic Don Quixote, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

This event is free of charge and is open to the public. There is no registration.

Dr. Holt is fluent in Spanish and studied Don Quixote as she earned her doctoral degree in English/Comparative Literature from Tulane University in 2013.

Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish literary canon. It is often referred to as the first modern novel. It regularly appears on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published.

This seminar is the first session in a series in which participants read Don Quixote throughout 2018 and discuss it one Monday per month according to the schedule below. Some sessions also will feature outside speakers from local universities or libraries. For the most part, the members of the group will research elements of the book and make presentations.

The book, usually more than 800-900 pages in most editions, will be split into 12 sections. It is recommended that participants acquire the edition with Edith Grossman as translator. It is available in paperback.

7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29, 2018
Introduction, presentation by Dr. Megan Holt

7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 26, 2018
Part One and Part Two, Chapters 1-14

7 p.m., Monday, March 26, 2018
Part Three, Chapters 15-27

7 p.m., Monday, April 30, 2018
Part Four, Chapters 28-38

7 p.m., Monday, May 21, 2018
Part Four, Chapters 39-52

7 p.m., Monday, June 25, 2018
Second Part, Chapters 1-10

7 p.m., Monday, July 30, 2018
Second Part, Chapters 11-21

7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 27, 2018
Second Part, Chapters, 22-30

7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 24, 2018
Second Part, Chapters 31-40

7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29, 2018
Second Part, Chapters 41-51

7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 26, 2018
Second Part, Chapters 52-59

7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 17, 2018
Second Part, Chapters 60-74

For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.

Library: East Bank Regional Library    Map
Location: Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms
Contact: Chris Smith
Contact Number: 504-889-8143
Presenter: Chris Smith