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Monthly Book Picks
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Looking for something interesting to read? This section features something for everyone. These titles will be changed up every month, so make sure you stop by often to see what is new.
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How to Read a Poem
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Eagleton, Terry
Lucid, entertaining and full of insight, "How To Read A Poem" is designed to banish the intimidation that too often attends the subject of poetry, and in doing so to bring it into the personal possession of the students and the general reader.
Offers a detailed examination of poetic form and its relation to content.
Takes a wide range of poems from the Renaissance to the present day and submits them to brilliantly illuminating closes analysis.
Discusses the work of major poets, including John Milton, Alexander Pope, John Keats, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson, W.B. Yeats, Robert Frost, W.H.Auden, Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon, and many more.
Includes a helpful glossary of poetic terms. |
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Upcoming Author Events
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We are delighted to welcome several authors each year to our campus and the St. Peter area. All events are free and open to the public. Please join us. Title of Event: A morning with Father Elias Chacour.
When: Monday, May 12, 2008 10:30 AM
Location: Gustavus Adolphus College, Christ Chapel, St. Peter, MN 56082
Description: Father Elias Chacour, Archbishop of the Melkite (ancient Christian) Church in Israel, will be available for conversation, questions and answers following his message during daily Chapel. Speaking from first-hand knowledge of the details behind the Arab Israeli conflict, Chacour brings the faithful message of a Palestinian Christian working for peace in Israel.
He is increasingly invited by many church and non-government organizations working for peace to speak about efforts to encourage peaceful co-existence between diverse cultural and religious groups in the Holy Land. Father Chacour is recognized as an international voice for building peace among the children of Abraham: Christians, Jews and Muslims.
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Campus Authors
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Gustavus authors write about many subjects including Scandinavian history, the theatre and the environment.
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