The Once and Future Rewrite

The Hang Theory, a lecture series by Hang Dallas: one speaker, one big idea, one good room.

King Arthur has been dying and returning for fifteen hundred years. The legend began in fragmented Welsh poems, became a French courtly romance, survived into English epic, and now lives in films, novels, and video games. Dr. Jennifer Boulanger, who holds a Ph.D. in medieval and Arthurian literature from SMU and teaches English at The Hockaday School, traces how each era rewrote him to fit its own concerns: a medieval warlord turned Victorian gentleman, Cold War symbol, and modern fantasy hero. She asks what makes a story durable enough to survive constant rewriting.

Doors at 6:00 PM. The talk starts at 7:00 PM, followed by audience questions and time to meet the speaker. Out by 8:00 PM.

Tickets: $35