Medieval History
SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ MEMORIAL LECTURE
The Alfredian project and its aftermath: rethinking the literary history of
the ninth and tenth centuries
Professor Malcolm Godden
University of Oxford
Thursday, 15 January 2009
5.30pm - 6.30pm, followed by a drinks reception
The British Academy,
10 Carlton House Terrace,
London, SW1Y 5AH
Free Admittance
King Alfred's preface on the state of learning in England quickly became one
of the best-known Anglo-Saxon writings, and one of the key documents for
writing the cultural history of the period. But there is much that is
doubtful about the programme of translation and book-production which has
been deduced from the preface, and the Alfredian initiative itself was
possibly of limited scope and doubtful novelty. Instead, some of the texts
traditionally associated with the king can be seen as part of a quite
distinct and more ambitious initiative engaging with more challenging ideas.
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British Academy Lectures are freely open to the general public and everyone
is welcome; there is no charge for admission, no tickets will be issued, and
seats cannot be reserved. The Lecture Room is opened at 5.00pm, and the
first 100 audience members arriving at the Academy will be offered a seat in
the Lecture Room; the next 50 people to arrive will be offered a seat in the
Overflow Room, which has a video and audio link to the Lecture Room.
Lectures are followed by a reception at 6.30pm, to which members of the
audience are invited.
This lecture was originally scheduled to take place on 2 October 2008 but
had to be postponed because of the lecturer's ill health.
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Medieval History
SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ MEMORIAL LECTURE : Rescheduled
SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ MEMORIAL LECTURE
The Alfredian project and its aftermath: rethinking the literary history of
the ninth and tenth centuries
Professor Malcolm Godden
University of Oxford
Thursday, 15 January 2009
5.30pm - 6.30pm, followed by a drinks reception
The British Academy,
10 Carlton House Terrace,
London, SW1Y 5AH
Free Admittance
King Alfred's preface on the state of learning in England quickly became one
of the best-known Anglo-Saxon writings, and one of the key documents for
writing the cultural history of the period. But there is much that is
doubtful about the programme of translation and book-production which has
been deduced from the preface, and the Alfredian initiative itself was
possibly of limited scope and doubtful novelty. Instead, some of the texts
traditionally associated with the king can be seen as part of a quite
distinct and more ambitious initiative engaging with more challenging ideas.
Please visit our website
for full details of our forthcoming events.
Telephone enquiries: 020 7969 5246
Email:
Please note our ticketing and seating policy:
British Academy Lectures are freely open to the general public and everyone
is welcome; there is no charge for admission, no tickets will be issued, and
seats cannot be reserved. The Lecture Room is opened at 5.00pm, and the
first 100 audience members arriving at the Academy will be offered a seat in
the Lecture Room; the next 50 people to arrive will be offered a seat in the
Overflow Room, which has a video and audio link to the Lecture Room.
Lectures are followed by a reception at 6.30pm, to which members of the
audience are invited.
This lecture was originally scheduled to take place on 2 October 2008 but
had to be postponed because of the lecturer's ill health.
- 2013 H. M. Chadwick Memorial Lecture
The twenty-fourth H. M. Chadwick Memorial Lecture will be given by Professor John Blair (University of Oxford), on the subject of: The British Culture of Anglo-Saxon Settlement The lecture will take place on Thursday 14th March at 5pm in Room GR.06/07...
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The 2012 E. C. Quiggin Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Professor Ruairí Ó hUiginn, Professor of Modern Irish at the National University of Ireland Maynooth. The title of his lecture is: Marriage, Law and Tochmarc Emire ('The Wooing of Emer')...
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The Deerhurst Lecture 2012 was originally scheduled to take place last September, but was postponed due to the illness of the lecturer, Professor Nicholas Brooks. Nicholas is now happily recovered and the rescheduled lecture will take place on Saturday...
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