Al Labriola
March 12, 2009
- Al Labriola
Media Credit: Ryan Samanka
We are sorry to report the passing of Al Labriola, Milton scholar and acting dean of the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts at Duquesne.
The Duquesne Duke has a story.
Paradise Lost Reading Marathon – Atlanta
March 3, 2009
Greg Lowe at Collins Hill High School writes:
The English Department at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia is sponsoring their 5th annual marathon reading of John Milton’s Paradise Lost on Saturday, March 7 in the media center. It will begin at 9:00 AM and end at approximately 7:30 PM.
Canada Milton Seminar V
March 2, 2009
The Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies (Victoria University,
University of Toronto), the Department of English (University of
Toronto) and the Canada Research Chair Programme are pleased to present
the Canada Milton Seminar V, which will take place in Toronto, Canada on
Saturday 25 April 2009.
Featured speakers are Sharon Achinstein (St. Edmund Hall, Oxford), Colin
Burrow (All Souls College, Oxford), and Elizabeth Sauer (Brock
University, Ontario)
For further information see the attached flyer or go to
http://www.crrs.ca/pdf/conferences/miltonflyer09.pdf
To register download the pdf form at:
http://www.crrs.ca/events/conferences/miltonseminar.pdf
APPOSITIONS: Studies in Renaissance / Early Modern Literature and Culture
February 25, 2009
W. Scott Howard at the University of Denver writes to Milton-L list members:
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to invite you to visit this year’s electronic conference organized and hosted by APPOSITIONS: Studies in Renaissance / Early Modern Literature and Culture,
http://appositions.blogspot.com/
This is a free, open-access event. We welcome your questions and comments in reply to the papers and special events.
At the site, you will find:
Five Papers:
- Eleni Pilla: “Negotiating Romeo and Juliet”
- Jeremy Fiebig: “Everything New is Old Again”
- Ian MacInnes: “Some Gothicq barbarous hand”
- Micah Donohue: “Cities Nowhere but in Words”
- Kathleen A. Ahearn: “How to Cry up Liberty”
Two Events:
- Event A: John Milton E-Variorum
- Event B: Book Reviewing in the Digital Age
We hope you’ll visit the papers and events and offer your questions and statements via the “post a comment” link at the bottom of each document page. All postings will be lightly moderated prior to their appearance.
APPOSITIONS: Studies in Renaissance / Early Modern Literature & Culture, http://appositions.blogspot.com/
John Milton’s Vision
December 17, 2008
Theo Hobson has posted his reflections on the 400th anniversary of Milton’s birth on the Open Democracy web site.
Celebrate Milton’s 400th With a Visit to the Milton Reading Room
December 8, 2008
The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article recommending a visit to Thomas Luxon’s Milton Reading Room. The story also has a link to a recent Chronicle article on marathon readings of Paradise Lost.
Be sure to stop by the Milton Reading Room if you haven’t – it’s a great resource!
Milton’s 400th at Sewanee
December 8, 2008
Kemmer Anderson writes of a celebration at The University of the South:
2:00 PM CST — December 9, A reading of “On the Morning of Christ’s
Nativity” in All Saints Chapel… Lecture follows later.
Milton 400 in Middletown, CT
December 8, 2008
Susan Allison writes of Quatercentenary celebrations in Connecticut:
John Milton Birthday Celebration – Friedberg Talk
Harris Friedberg: John Milton – Revolutionary Poet
Date: Monday, December 08, 2008
Time: 08:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Usdan University Center 110
Sponsor: Sponsored by the Wesleyan Dean of the Arts and Humanities, Friends of the Wesleyan Library, and the Buttonwood Tree
John Basinger: A Recitation from memory of Books I and II of Paradise Lost Book I: 11:00 – 12:15 | Light Lunch 12:15 – 12:45 | Book II: 12:45 – 2:00 Feel free to bring a copy of Paradise Lost and follow along!
Date: Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Time: 11:00 AM – 02:00 PM
Location: Russell House – Russell House Neumann Lounge
Sponsor: Sponsored by the Wesleyan Dean of the Arts and Humanities, Friends of the Wesleyan Library, and the Buttonwood Tree
John Milton Birthday Celebration – Olin Open House
Open House: Rare Editions of Paradise Lost in Wesleyans Special Collections & Archives and John Basinger: Informal Comments on the Milton Memorization Project
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Olin Library, 252 Church Street, Davison Rare Book Room
Sponsor: Sponsored by the Wesleyan Dean of the Arts and Humanities, Friends of the Wesleyan Library, and the Buttonwood Tree
Marathon Weekend of Paradise Lost! To celebrate John Milton’s 400 birthday,JOHN BASINGER will recite the entire PARADISE LOST over this weekend at The Buttonwood Tree!
John Basinger performs Paradise Lost from memory!
Date: December 13, Saturday
Time: Beginning at 10 AM on Saturday. The schedule is presently this: Books I and II from 10 AM to 1 PM. One hour refreshment break. Books III and IV from 2PM to 5PM. One hour refreshment break. Books V and V! from 7PM to 11PM.
Location: The Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main Street, Middletown CT 06457– www.Buttonwood.Org
December 14, Sunday,
John presents Books VII and VIII from !2 Noon until 2 PM. One hour refreshment break. Books IX and X from 3PM until 7PM. One hour refreshment break. Then we will be ending with Books XI and XII from 8PM to 11PM.
NPR: John Milton, 400 Years of “Justifying God To Man”
December 8, 2008
National Public Radio has a story on the 400th anniversary of Milton’s birth. Duncan Kiely, an exhibit curator at New York City’s Morgan Library, and William Kerrigan are interviewed.
In additon to a web page with a summary and images of Milton and Paradise Lost, there is the audio of the story itself (6 min., 42 sec.). At the bottom of the web page you’ll find links to audio exerpts of Anton Lesser’s reading of Paradise Lost.
Milton 400 in Germany
December 8, 2008
Martin Kuester shares news of Milton Quatercentenary celebrations in Germany:
Another Milton birthday party will take place at the University of Goettingen in Germany next Tuesday:
http://www.english-literature.uni-goettingen.de/
