“Arthurian Revival in New England: The Clash of the Ideal and the Real”

On Thursday, June 16 at 7:00 p.m., the Leach Library will host the illustrated presentation “Arthurian Revival in New England: The Clash of the Ideal and the Real” by Dr. Clia Goodwin.                 

Dr. Goodwin earned her doctorate in Comparative Medieval Literature from the University of Illinois.  She taught English literature and humanities courses for more than twenty years at the University of New Hampshire Durham, and is currently a freelance copyeditor.  

How did the legend of King Arthur take root in America and how did we make it our own?  Join independent scholar Dr. Goodwin for an illustrated presentation as she explores two New England interpretations of King Arthur: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court and the Edwin Austin Abbey mural series depicting the quest for the Holy Grail.

 

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Londonderry Leach Library. The event is free and open to the public with seating limited to the first 90 individuals.  It will be held in the library’s lower-level Meeting Room.  Light refreshments will be served.