October 28, 2009 - 7:00pm - Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, Wells Fargo Auditorium
The Psychoscope: a sensational drama in five acts by R.M. Daggett and J.T. Goodman (1871)
 Written and first performed in Virginia City in 1872, The Psychoscope is notable for its futuristic science fiction elements, including its namesake invention which anticipates the development of the lie [...]

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Arctic exploration: who knew?! Anyone who has loved Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, followed the search for clues to the doomed Franklin expedition, or devoured the details of Shackleton’s and Scott’s amazing voyages knows the powerful influence this early version of space travel had on British art, literature, politics, and even advertising.
 
On Thursday, March 26th, at 6:30, [...]

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James Mardock, who joined our department only last year, specializes in renaissance literature. We’re pleased to announce the publication of his newest work, Our Scene is London: Ben Jonson’s City and the Space of the Author.

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