Literature
Matt Klauza, Ph.D., is the English
Department Chair at Palm Beach
State College in Lake Worth, as
well as an English and Literature
professor there. He has presented
on literary topics across the
country (in New Orleans,
Michigan, Philadelphia, San Francisco and several
places in between). Professor Klauza is a two-time
Mark Twain Research Fellowship winner with the
Center for Mark Twain Studies in New York and he
has lived for several weeks as scholar-in-residence in
Mark Twain’s summer home while working hands-on
with Twain’s manuscripts and typescripts. He earned
his doctorate degree in American Literature from
Auburn University in Alabama.
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Hemingway’s Woods and Our Connection to Place
Although Ernest Hemingway traveled the world, he
always carried with him his youthful days in the
outdoors. The foundation of the young man who
would become Ernest Hemingway was built on his
association with the forest. But what happens to the
man — and his writing — when the place he so loved
as a child has vanished upon his return? This lecture
will examine Hemingway’s early life in the outdoors
and the events that occurred there. We will explore
Hemingway’s connection to place, how it shaped him
and his stories, and how he was affected as that place
changed — and how this approach invites us to
reflect on our connection to our own places.
Knowledge of Hemingway’s stories, “Big Two-
Hearted River” and “Fathers and Sons” is
recommended, but not required.
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Course # W1M3 — One Time Event
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| Place: | Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Monday, February 15 2016 |
| Time: | 3:45 - 5:15 PM |
| Fee: | $25 / member; $35 / non-member |
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