LEADER
Melanie Blake is the director of Classical Pursuits. She has led online seminars on the works of Leila Slimani, WWI poets, Henry James, and much more. She studied English and French at Fordham University and the Université de Montpellier, and linguistics at the University of Nottingham. In March 2025 she’ll be co-leading the Classical Pursuits tour Toni Morrison and Flannery O’Connor in Savannah.
BOOK
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Vintage (2004)
ISBN-13: 978-1400033416
Toni Morrison’s 1987 novel Beloved has been described as “a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby.” Our seminar will explore the many facets of this novel, asking questions about the nature of the character Sethe, the meaning of “rememory” and much more.
This seminar is a perfect companion to our March 2025 tour Flannery O’Connor and Toni Morrison in Savannah. Tour registrants save 50% on the seminar. Contact us at info@classicalpursuits.com for details.
Practical details
Once you register, you’ll get an order confirmation. We’ll send you the Zoom link and a welcome letter from your leader about 3 weeks before the seminar starts.
Classical Pursuits will record this seminar, and make each session privately available to registered participants for up to two weeks after that session.
Online seminar payments are nonrefundable. Discount codes must be used at the time of purchase.
Seminar group sizes are a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 12. See full terms and conditions for Classical Pursuits online seminars. By registering for a seminar, you agree to abide by our code of conduct.
