courses, study & lectures
A One-Day School - Saturday 7 November 2009
Thomas Hardy - Novelist, Poet and Short Story Writer - University Centre, Avebury Avenue, Tonbridge. Dr Geoff Doel, on behalf of the University of Kent at Canterbury, will run the school.
For further details please contact:
Vicki Woolnough
Day School Assistant
Partnership Development Office
University of Kent
Canterbury CT2 7NZ
Email: V.J.Woolnough@kent.ac.uk
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2009 AUTUMN LITERARY LECTURES ST PETER’S CHURCH, DORCHESTER, DORSET
A set of three Literary Lectures will take place at St Peter’s church (next door to the Dorset County Museum) at 6.30pm on 1st, 15th and 22 October 2009, followed by refreshments.
In October there will be talks on the two great names of Dorset literature, and on one of the largest (if not the largest) literary families in this country. Hardy, Barnes and the Powys family are linked by their connections with St Peter’s church: Hardy was employed by the firm of architects who undertook the refurbishments of the building in the 1850s, Barnes was churchwarden there before he took Holy Orders, and the Reverend Charles Powys, father of that amazing family, was curate at St Peter’s in the 1880s.
Dr David Grylls will speak on ‘Hardy and Religion’ on Thursday 1 October. Dr Grylls is a founder member of Kellogg College, Oxford and is a noted specialist in 19th century literature. He has published several books on Dickens, Gissing and other
subjects, and is a reviewer for the Sunday Times and the Times Literary Supplement. He has been a popular speaker in Dorchester on many aspects of Victorian literature.
Dr Alan Chedzoy will speak about William Barnes on Thursday 15 October; the title and content of his talk is to be finalised. Dr Chedzoy is a biographer, and member of both the Hardy and Barnes Societies. He needs no local introduction, and is well known for his published works and his interest in the Dorset dialect. He is a frequent and well-respected speaker at the Dorchester Museum.
Dr Morine Krissdottir will talk about ‘The Powys family in Dorchester’ on Thursday 22 October. Dr Krissdottir is a noted authority on the Powys family, in particular John Cowper Powys, and her 2007 publication ‘Descents of Memory’ is described as
the first comprehensive biography of him. She gave a very well attended talk in Dorchester (with Roger Peers) when the book was published.
Tickets, price £5.00 per lecture, will be on sale from mid-September at St Peter’s church, or may be requested by email to jillm@waitrose.com (please quote ‘Tickets’), by phoning 01305 263757, or by post (enclosing sae and cheque) to ‘Tickets’, 8 Alexandra Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 2LZ
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“Dorchester Day” - Saturday 9 May 2009
Dorset County Museum, 11.00am. “Hardy, Powys and Weymouth”.
All members of The Hardy Society are welcome to join this event and participate in a day of literary discussion combined with an easy ramble beside the Frome and the Cerne.
Further details can be found at www.powys-society.org
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Wednesday 14th January 2009
WEA - DORCHESTER BRANCH, Spring Course, the first of eight weekly meetings starting at 2.00p.m. at Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester.
Tutor: ELIZABETH MERRY presenting A WESSEX MAN - THE LIFE AND SOME WORKS OF THOMAS HARDY.
We look at Hardy's life and background, some of his poetry and four of his novels: Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, The Woodlanders and Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
All enquiries to ELMA WYATT 01305 265539
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The History of The Hardy Players
Lecture given to the Thomas Hardy Society on 2 June 2007 by John Travell
This lecture explains the beginning of the association between Thomas Hardy and the activities of what became the Dorchester Debating and Dramatic Society and subsequently led to the Hardy Players. Click here for lecture text...
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University of Cambridge - Institute of Continuing Education
The Poetry of Thomas Hardy - Mr Adrian Barlow
Hardy's achievement and importance as a poet equals his achievements in fiction. This course will offer students the opportunity both to read key poems closely and to range widely through Hardy's poetic output. There will also be a focus on Claire Tomalin's assessment of Hardy as poet in her recent biography, Thomas Hardy, the Time-torn Man.
Course code: 78R115
Venue: Madingley Hall, Cambridge
Start date: Friday 1st February 2008 (19:15)
Other dates available: Friday 28th November 2008 (00:00)
Duration: 3 days
Fee(s): £204.00 (-) Non resident fee : £127
Credit rating: 5 credits at Level 1
Contact: Courses Registrar
Address: Madingley Hall
Madingley
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB23 8AQ
Tel: 01954 280399
Email: registration@cont-ed.cam.ac.uk
Web: www.cont-ed.cam.ac.uk
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Farncombe Estate
Weekend Courses & Events in the Cotswolds
Thomas Hardy Afternoon: A Sense of Place
Start: 28 September 2008 at 2:30 p.m.
End: 28 September 2008 at 4:00 p.m.
With Angela Day
Place, or the environment, and man’s relation to it are central to Hardy’s work. Looking at "The Mayor of Casterbridge" and "The Return of the Native" and some poems, including ‘The Ruined Maid’ and ‘At Castle Boterel’, we shall explore this, as well as other themes central to his work: country v town, progress v traditional values, individual aspirations v a hostile fate and the inevitability of tragedy.
Email: enquiries@FarncombeEstate.co.uk
Telephone: 01386 854100
Facsimile: 01386 854350
Farncombe Estate Centre
Broadway (Cotswolds)
Worcestershire, WR12 7LJ
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