On
Thursday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m., Rob Velella will present
“An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” at Leach Library.
“An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” at Leach Library.
Mr. Velella
is an independent literary historian and playwright specializing in American literature
of the 19th century. Through public
lectures, dramatic readings, scholarly publications, museum exhibitions, and
tours, he has attempted to bring the writers of yesterday back to the readers
of today. His living history
performances have been featured on National Public Radio and the LA Review of Books.
Join
us as Mr. Velella brings Edgar Allan Poe to life. Mr. Velella’s sympathetic portrayal of the
complicated writer/editor/critic/genius is based on 15+ years of study of the
author and his writings. In addition to
reading from both trademark and lesser-known works, he will explain the process
of writing and the meaning behind Poe’s tales and poems.
2 comments:
Do you have any video of that? I'd like to find out some additional information.
Thank you for your interest. Unfortunately, we do not have a video recording of this program available.
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