ERC-913 - Great Bookstores of the World: Shakespeare and Company

Course Description

Great Bookstores of the World: Shakespeare and Company | Explore the history of the Paris bookstore Shakespeare and Company, its impact on Lost Generation authors, and Beat Generation authors. Examine the many ways the Shakespeare and Company Bookstore has impacted great literary works of our past.

Learner Outcomes

Identify the original bookstore owner and list two ways the successive generations of owners have supported and encouraged the development of modern authors; Evaluate the cultural and societal norms changes from the early 1900’s up to WWII, and the impact of these changes on the Lost Generation authors; Compare and contrast the styles and themes of famous authors pre- and post-WWII; Define three elements of censorship that authors received and the role the Bookstore played to spread the author’s work globally; Explore the impact of the Bookstore on culture, art, movies and literature over the past 100 years and name a future literary project the Bookstore has planned.