Browning and the Unitarians with Professor Hèdi Jaouad - Host: James

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The New York Browning Society welcomes Unitarian leaders, members, and historians to this talk on the poet Robert Browning by Professor Hèdi Jaouad from Skidmore College

From its inception, the Unitarian Church espoused and worked for the advancement of liberal causes. Its pastors and members came to equate progress with self-culture, or cultivation. Unitarians found in Robert Browning’s poetry many reflections of their own beliefs and persuasions. They were the driving force behind the spread of Browning-mania, in which dozens of Robert Browning societies were founded and thrived in many American cities (including our own Society in 1907).

A reception with coffee and cookies will follow the presentation.

Directions:  The National Arts Club is located at 15 Gramercy Park South (East 20th St.) between Irving Place and Park Ave. South.  Subway: From 23rd Street stop on the Lexington Avenue number 6 train, walk 3 blocks south and 1 block east.  LIRR: From Penn Station, walk to 34th Street Sixth Avenue station and take R or N subway train to 23rd Street stop. Walk south on Broadway 3 blocks to 20th St. and then east 2 blocks.