NYRSeminars Presents: “The Political Novel” with Edwin Frank

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“The Political Novel” with Edwin Frank, Editor of New York Review Books We live in a political world, per Bob Dylan, and the song suggests that is not such a good thing. The modern novel grew up alongside the modern political world, and has kept a fascinated and incredulous eye on it for the last few centuries. In this seminar, Edwin Frank, Editor of New York Review Books and the author of Stranger than Fiction: The Lives of the Twentieth Century Novel, will look at four novelists—Anthony Trollope, Joseph Conrad, H.G. Wells, and Ursula K. Le Guin—and their different visions of politics.  Seminars, to be conducted online, will meet weekly. We are offering memberships at two levels: Full Members will have the opportunity to discuss the work with Edwin Frank during the live sessions, while Auditors will be able to listen in on the discussion. Both membership levels will have access to our online Canvas platform, which features supplemental materials and discussion boards, as well as recordings of all sessions. The first seminar series on Anthony Trollope will consist of four weekly sessions beginning Monday, September 8, 2025.   Register for Anthony Trollope today!   Register for the other seminars in this series Each seminar requires separate registration   Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness, The Secret Agent, and Nostromo Four sessions, starting Monday, October 6, 2025 Register for Joseph Conrad   H.G. Wells and Ursula K. Le Guin The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The Dispossessed Three sessions, starting Monday, November 3, 2025 Register for Wells / Le Guin     Also Available: Daniel Mendelsohn’s “Drama Queens” Daniel Mendelsohn, Editor-at-Large of The New York Review of Books, returns this fall with four seminars on great literary heroines, beginning with Homer’s Odyssey.  Homer’s Odyssey Reading Daniel Mendelsohn’s new translation Six sessions, starting Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Register for The Odyssey   Greek Tragedy Agamemnon, Electra, Hecuba, and Trojan Women Three sessions, starting Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Register for Greek Tragedies   Madame Bovary and Italian Opera  Madame Bovary, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Traviata, and Madame Butterfly Three sessions, starting Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Register for Operas   Twentieth-Century Theater  Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, and Edward Albee Four sessions, starting Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Register for Twentieth-Century Theater     Politics   Literature   Arts   Ideas You are receiving this message because you signed up for e-mail newsletters from The New York Review. Update your preferences View in browser The New York Review of Books 207 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016-6305   Preferences  |  Unsubscribe