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.
A poster for your notice board can be downloaded here:
Please visit our website for full details of our forthcoming events.
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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.
The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH Tel: 020 7969
5200, Fax: 020 7969 5300, Web: www.britac.ac.uk
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Medieval History
SIR ISRAEL GOLLANCZ MEMORIAL LECTURE
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.
A poster for your notice board can be downloaded here:
Please visit our website for full details of our forthcoming events.
Telephone enquiries: 020 7969 5246 / Email: [email protected]
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.
The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH Tel: 020 7969
5200, Fax: 020 7969 5300, Web: www.britac.ac.uk
- 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')...
- Public Lecture In Asnc
The 2011 E.C. Quiggin Memorial Lecture will take place on Thursday 1st December, at 5pm, in room GR.06/07 of the English Faculty Building, 9 West Road, Cambridge. Prof. Odd Einar Haugen, of the University of Bergen, will speak on: 'So that the writing...
- Public Lecture In Asnc
On Thursday 2nd December, at 5pm, Professor Liam Breatnach, of the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Ireland, will deliver the 2010 E. C. Quiggin Memorial Lecture, in room GR.06/07, English Faculty Building, 9 West Road,...
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