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H – Literature
Wilmington (Arsht Hall) | February 3, 2025-March 3, 2025
Monday: 12:45 PM-2:00 PM
Broke at 30 and rich at 40: what explains the long apprenticeship and sudden success of playwright Tennessee Williams? How did he overcome family turmoil and early rejections? How did the lean years before 1945 shape his breakthrough plays, The Glass Menagerie (1945) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1947)?
This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).
INSTRUCTOR: Robert Hampel
HAMPEL, ROBERT–B.A., Yale; Ph.D., Cornell. Taught at the University of Delaware from 1985 to 2022. Author of six books on 19th and 20th-century American history, now studies how economic assumptions shaped the work of talented writers and eminent investors.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Delaware
OLLI is an academic cooperative for adults 50 and over to enjoy classes, teach, exchange ideas and socialize together, with no exams or educational requirements for participation. OLLI welcomes you.
Kent/Sussex | Wilmington