Sat, Mar 23 at noon | 90 minutes
Only in Shakespeare do you get, all in the same work, the most powerful, entertaining personalities, combined with the most subtle poetry, and the smartest kind of philosophy. Plus so much sex and death!
Don’t wait until you get to sent to prison or end up in a shipwreck to spend time with the most famous author ever. Don't worry if you've never read Macbeth. In fact, we prefer it that way!
*Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner will be provided during this weekend*
Geoff Klock has a doctorate from Oxford and is a professor at BMCC-CUNY. He teaches philosophy (mostly the philosophy of art), Shakespeare, canonical poetry in English, parables, and film (mostly movies about movies, and David Lynch). He is the author of four academic books on things like television shows and superheroes and has been cited 290 times.
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