Authors, Humor and the English Language
Dates: | November 9 - December 14, 2021 |
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Meets: | Tues. from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM |
Location: | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |
Cost: | $75.00 |
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Instructor Jo Anne Troxel will lead this discussion of how writers use humor, both light and dark, to enlighten our awareness of the human condition and culture. Participants will read authors well-known for their ability to make us smile and even laugh out loud, including Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Dorothy Parker and Garrison Keillor. Through understanding the techniques writers use -- exaggeration, irony, the absurd and farce --we can better understand how humor becomes a clever way to express truth while at the same time engaging the reader.
Fee: | $75.00 |
Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
2152 Graf St Bozeman, MT 59718http://www.hopebozeman.com/#/welcome/directions-to-hope
Jo Anne Troxel
Jo Anne Troxel has taught literature and creative writing at Bozeman High School for 23 years and at Headwaters Academy, a private school, where she was head of the English Department. A writer as well as a teacher, she has given presentations and poetry readings around the state. She is the writer/author of three books, the most recent being "Women Elders Speak, Reflecting on the Pandemic." She has a master's degree in philosophy and contemporary literature.Date | Day | Time | Location |
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11/09/2021 | Tuesday | 1 PM to 3 PM | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |
11/16/2021 | Tuesday | 1 PM to 3 PM | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |
11/23/2021 | Tuesday | 1 PM to 3 PM | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |
11/30/2021 | Tuesday | 1 PM to 3 PM | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |
12/07/2021 | Tuesday | 1 PM to 3 PM | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |
12/14/2021 | Tuesday | 1 PM to 3 PM | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |