Study Group Details
630: From David Copperfield to Demon Copperhead
Wednesday11:45 - 1:15
Starting September 27
Online
We will read and discuss Charles Dickens's David Copperfield for seven weeks, switching in the eighth week to a consideration of Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead, her recent reworking of the Dickens's novel, set in present-day Appalachia. Since Copperfield is over 700 pages long and Copperhead is over 500 pages, we could not take on both novels. Instead, after our careful seven-week reading of David Copperfield, the eighth class will be a transition and introduction to Demon Copperhead, designed to equip class members to read this best-selling novel on their own. Whether you have already read both books or not, you are welcome! This study group has a high class size capacity.
Recorded: YES
This study group is new
Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: Online
Hours of Reading: More than 3 hrs/week
Study Group Leader(s):
Linda Freeman
Linda R. Freeman, PhD, a retired University of Maryland lecturer in Victorian literature, has also taught for Smithsonian Associates and has led OLLI literature study groups for over 20 years. She first encountered David Copperfield at the age of eight, when her grandmother, a gifted reader, read the entire novel aloud to her.