Author Archives: Bob
Special Thanks to Australian Poetry
Australian Poetry has given us a most welcome listing on their site: http://www.australianpoetry.org/2013/06/07/catch-up-on-your-chaucer/
Live to Air!
Live to Air Wednesday, 26 June You can hear Bob talking live with Alicia Sometimes on her Triple R FM, (102.7Mhz) show, Aural Text, about The Melbourne Literature Seminars. We’ll be first up at 12 noon on Wednesday, 26 … Continue reading
My Friends at Melbourne Free University
One of my inspirations for The Melbourne Literature Seminars has been the splendid work being done by the Melbourne Free University, whose inspired creators, Jem Atahan and Jasmine Westendorf, have been kind hosts to talks by me and a dizzying … Continue reading
Special Thanks to My Website Genius
This website has been designed by the indefatigable Mike Cutter, whose link appears at the bottom of its pages. I owe him a big thank-you for negotiating the cyber-maze on my behalf, and for coming up with such an elegant … Continue reading
New Courses Soon To Be Announced
Watch This Space . . . Thanks to everyone for all the enthusiastic responses I’ve so far received! Many of you have expressed interest in other texts and periods you’d like us to take up, and many have asked … Continue reading
How and Why I Teach Literature
How and Why I Teach Literature Bob DiNapoli Across the three decades I have taught at various universities, I’ve been moved and sustained by a small number of considerations, most of which no longer carry much weight (if they … Continue reading
Check back soon
“The Thoughts of Chairman Bob” is probably too arch for what I’m doing here, but I’ll be putting up the odd essay or couple of paragraphs on my philosophy of literary teaching, to give you some idea of what you’re … Continue reading
The Canterbury Tales
In this course we will read and discuss tales from Geoffrey Chaucer’s comic masterpiece in the original Middle English. The Lecturer, Dr Robert DiNapoli, will provide appropriate language-coaching and cultural and historical backgrounds in a relaxed and stimulating environment. Continue reading