Milton Quatercentenary
December 7, 2008
Cambridge has a wonderful page with information about exhibitions, lectures, performances, and more celebrating the Milton Quatercentenary. Many events are still ongoing.
Paradise Lost and other events in Cambridge
October 20, 2008
An update on events in Cambridge for the Milton 400th Anniversary
Celebrations from Dr. Gavin Alexander.
This Thursday 23 October, members of the Faculty of English will present
a reading of the whole of Paradise Lost, in collaboration with students,
colleagues, artists, and musicians. The reading will be broadcast live
online, and will begin at 9 am (BST). Further details:
http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/milton400/paradiselost.htm
Sharon Achinstein’s lecture on ‘Milton: Poetry vs. Prose’ is now
available as a podcast, along with lectures by Quentin Skinner and
Christopher Hill. The final two lecturers in the series are Geoffrey
Hill (29 October) and Christopher Ricks (26 November). Details and
links: http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/milton400/lectures.htm
Further information about the year’s events:
http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/milton400
Ninth International Milton Symposium – July 7-8, 2008
February 24, 2008
The Ninth International Milton Symposium will be held July 7-8, 2008 at the Institute of English Studies, University of London, Senate House.
Information about the symposium is now available, including a list of the planning committee, fringe events and a registration form available in Word or PDF formats.
A detailed program will be available in late February or early March 2008.
