Welcome

Course Description

Mysteries and historical novels, two popular genres among avid readers, are written within a context, a specific time, place, and culture, like early 20^th century America or colonial Australia. But novels also have a context within the author's personal history and a specific literary tradition. For this course, we will read and discuss mysteries and historical novels within their specific cultural and literary contexts.

Course Format

This course is offered in both an online Zoom section and an in-person section at Arsht Hall.

• In-person

  • Arsht Hall, Wilmington,

  • Thursdays, from 10:45 to 12:00,

  • beginning Thursday, September 8

• Online

  • Zoom,

  • Wednesdays, from 9:00 to 10:15,

  • beginning Wednesday, September 7

The courses are exactly the same; only the days and times are different whether you choose online or in-person. Also, for that reason, both courses will be 13 weeks long.

Course Readings

See the link for Books

Past Course Websites

• Pack your Bookbag

• A Novelty of Novels

• Mysteries and Histories: Again

• Mysteries and Histories

• Overdue Books: Renewed

• Overdue Books: Reminder

• Overdue Books: Selected Samples

• Malicious Mysteries

• Malicious Mysteries--extended

• Art Mysteries and Masterpieces

• Dear Reader: Epistolary Novels