A German Poet, the American Revolution, and Star Wars

Feb. 28, 2011

Jeffrey L. High of California State University Long Beach will present a lecture titled: "Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805): The German Poet of the American Revolution." High will discuss the intersections of the American Revolution, 18th-century German literature, and Star Wars. High will lecture on Tuesday, March 8, at 7 p.m. in J.B. Hunt Room 216. The event is sponsored by the University of Arkansas German program and is free and open to the public.

Contacts

Dr. Kathleen Condray, German Section Head
World Languages and Literatures
575-5938, condray@uark.edu

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