Literature
Taylor Hagood, Ph.D., was the 2013–2014 Lifelong Learning Society Distinguished Professor of Arts and Letters and is Professor of American Literature at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Ph.D. in United States Literature and Culture from the University of Mississippi, where he was the Frances Bell McCool Fellow in Faulkner Studies. Professor Hagood has authored four books: “Faulkner’s Imperialism: Space, Place, and the Materiality of Myth”; “Secrecy, Magic, and the One-Act Plays of Harlem Renaissance Women Writers”; “Faulkner, Writer of Disability” (winner of the C. Hugh Holman Award for Best Book in Southern Studies); and “Following Faulkner: The Critical Response to Yoknapatawpha’s Architect.” In 2009–2010, he was a Fulbright Professor in the Amerika Institut at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany, and he was awarded the 2010–2011 Scholar of the Year Award at the Assistant Professor level.
Hagood Plays the Blues (Video Recording)
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| Course # WNR4V — One Time Event
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Tuesday, August 25 2020 |
| Time: | 4 - 4:30 PM |
| Fee: | $35 / member; $45 / non-member |
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The Arthurian Legend (Video-on-Demand)
The legend of the great King Arthur has brought the world a fund of wonderfully romantic stories about ladies fair, honorable knights, beautiful castles, and an ideal of chivalry. This series of lectures will trace the development of the Arthurian legend, from its obscure origins through major works in both the English and French traditions, all the way to contemporary versions of the legend.
Four Lectures
- Beginnings - The legend of Arthur seems to have begun in Roman times with accounts from Bede and Geoffrey of Monmouth.
- Medieval Stories - Sir Thomas Malory and Chrétien de Troyes brought many Arthurian stories together into romantic tales.
- Victorian Arthur - Alfred Lord Tennyson and the Pre-Raphaelites envisioned the Arthurian legend anew.
- Modern and Contemporary Arthur - From T.H. White and the musical Camelot to recent films, the Arthurian legend continues to be compelling.
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| Course # S4M3V — First 4 Weeks
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Saturdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22 2020 |
| Time: | 2:30 - 4 PM |
| Fee: | $50 / member; $65 / non-member |
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The Arthurian Legend
The legend of the great King Arthur has brought the world a fund of wonderfully romantic stories about ladies fair, honorable knights, beautiful castles, and an ideal of chivalry. This series of lectures will trace the development of the Arthurian legend, from its obscure origins through major works in both the English and French traditions, all the way to contemporary versions of the legend.
Four Lectures
- Beginnings - The legend of Arthur seems to have begun in Roman times with accounts from Bede and Geoffrey of Monmouth.
- Medieval Stories - Sir Thomas Malory and Chrétien de Troyes brought many Arthurian stories together into romantic tales.
- Victorian Arthur - Alfred Lord Tennyson and the Pre-Raphaelites envisioned the Arthurian legend anew.
- Modern and Contemporary Arthur - From T.H. White and the musical Camelot to recent films, the Arthurian legend continues to be compelling.
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| Course # S4M3 — First 4 Weeks
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Mondays, March 16, 23, 30; April 6 2020 |
| Time: | 2:30 - 4 PM |
| Fee: | $50 / member; $65 / non-member |
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Howard Thurston: Magician Extraordinaire (Video on Demand)
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| Course # S1T2V — One Time Event
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Friday, August 28 2020 |
| Time: | 2:30 - 3 PM |
| Fee: | $30 / member; $35 / non-member |
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Howard Thurston: Magician Extraordinaire
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| Course # S1T2 — One Time Event
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Tuesday, April 21 2020 |
| Time: | 2:30 - 4 PM |
| Fee: | $30 / member; $35 / non-member |
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Hagood Reads the Phone Book: Charleston
Lecture recorded in Fall 2019 term.
Recorded lecture will be available on June 5, 2020.
In this new installment in the phone book series,
Taylor Hagood will bring alive one of the most
graceful cities of the United States. Few places in the
country can match the history and panache of
Charleston, South Carolina. From important battle
sites to haunted gardens, from great eateries to
clothing stores that have made this city the bestdressed,
and, with interesting citizens both famous
and obscure, real and imagined, this one-time event
will present this beautiful and magical place.
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| Course # S1M2V — One Time Event
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Monday, August 24 2020 |
| Time: | 9 - 10:30 PM |
| Fee: | $30 / member; $35 / non-member |
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