Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Manguel to Deliver Rosenbach Lectures

Alberto Manguel will deliver the 2011 Rosenbach Lectures at the University of Pennsylvania. The schedule is as follows:
  • Monday, 21 March: "The Reader as Traveller"
  • Tuesday, 22 March: "The Reader in the Ivory Tower"
  • Thursday, 24 March: "The Reader as Bookworm"
All three talks begin at 5:30 p.m. The Monday and Tuesday lectures will be held at Claudia Cohen Hall (249 South 36th Street), Room G-17. The Thursday lecture will be held in the Class of '55 Conference Room (Room 241) of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (3420 Walnut Street).

The lectures are free and open to the public; an RSVP is requested but not required. Background and contact information here.