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  1. English Master of Fine Arts Showcase Reading

    English Master of Fine Arts Showcase Reading

    Creative Writing MFA

    Please join this year's Creative Writing MFA students for a celebratory reading from their work. The reading will take place from 6.30-8.00pm in the...

  2. English Research Seminar --- Professor Adam Potkay (William & Mary)

    English Research Seminar --- Professor Adam Potkay (William & Mary)

    "Concordia Discors at World's End: Pope, Voltaire, Wordsworth"

    Concordia discors as a stylistic habit and ordering principle does not effectively end with the poetry of Alexander Pope, as mid-twentieth century philologists...

  3. English Research Seminar Prof Nicolle Jordan --- (University of Southern Mississippi)

    English Research Seminar Prof Nicolle Jordan --- (University of Southern Mississippi)

    "The Paradox of Anne Finch's Patriarchal Landscapes"

    This talk addresses a compelling paradox in Anne Finch's country house poetry. Known for her defense of women's education and artistic agency, Finch...

  4. Research Seminar Talk Dr Bethany Dubow --- (University of Oxford)

    Research Seminar Talk Dr Bethany Dubow --- (University of Oxford)

    Reading Nature's Alphabet: Early Modern Scientific Acrosticism

    In the 'Argument' to The Alchemist, Ben Jonson spells out the name of his play in the form of a twelve-line acrostic. Plotted across the vertical...