Book Club: Sept. 9, 2024, 2-4pm, – Fellows and External Fellows
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September 9 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
September 9, 2024, 2-4pm, – Fellows and External Fellows
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood (2016)
Discussion Leader: Linda Hutcheon
A modern retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest the novel was commissioned by Random House as part of its Hogarth Shakespeare series. This very funny, satiric tale “centres on theatre director Felix who loses his job with Makeshiweg Theatre [aka Stratford Festival] and is exiled from his position in society, following his betrayal by a trusted colleague. Having suffered in isolation, Felix is then granted the position of teaching in a prison literacy program. Thus begins his plot of revenge against those who wronged him. A witty, dark and imaginative adaptation of Shakepeare’s play, Hag-Seed manages to convincingly create a vengeful Duke Prospero from the slightly ridiculous, and certainly more sympathetic, director Felix. Dealing with themes of loss, revenge, a life of imprisonment and the concept of closure, Atwood uses Felix’s lessons on The Tempest to the actor-inmates to demonstrate the parallels between her text and the original play.” SO—readers don’t have to read the play as well, though that would be fun too! (Available in all formats; 320 pages)
The link to register is https://forms.office.com/r/Ws6FNn3CkN
The deadline to register is the Monday morning the day of the event at 8 am. The Zoom link will be sent to registrants only.
If you have any questions, please contact the organizer – Linda Hutcheon at l.hutcheon@utoronto.ca.
