At Home with Two Dead Englishmen
Drawing on the beloved G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R. Tolkien, among a few others, ‘At Home with Two Dead Englishmen,’ will focus on the notion of ‘Home.’ Perhaps infrequently thought of, the idea and reality of ‘Home’ is of the utmost importance, being something so subtly desired yet so difficult to find in our modern age. Matt’s talk will be at the whim of Chesterton’s poetical prose and Tolkien’s hearty Hobbits as he explores how we think about home- guarantor of domestic liberty or shackle upon the ankle-, how fiction can illuminate for us the forgotten splendor of the home, and how home is something we all seek even though its location can seem so very elusive.
What: Matthew Chominski – “At Home with Two Dead Englishmen: Chesterton and Tolkien on Home” [event on facebook]
When: June 23, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Where: Knights of Columbus Banquet Hall, 110 West Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382 [map]
Free Parking: Second level or behind the Parking Garage at 220 West Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382 [map] or the bank parking lot on North Church Street.
Matthew Chominski is the Education Coordinator for Generation Life and the Editor of The Publican of Philadelphia, a Catholic quarterly publication attempting to be at the service of the good, true, and beautiful in a local manner. He has spoken to various audiences on varied topics including G.K. Chesterton. Matthew graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Politics-Philosophy. He and his wife live in Chester County, PA.
Is this going to be recorded in and posted on this site? I’d love to attend, but being in California, that’s not a possibility.
David,
I do hope to record the talk and I will most likely post it somewhere on the main site: http://www.thepubofphilly.com.
Thanks for the interest.