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The Northcliffe Lecture 2022: 鈥楢sylum in Illyria: Shakespeare and Migration鈥�
13 December 2022, 5:30 pm鈥�7:00 pm
The Northcliffe Lecture is an annual lecture on a literary topic by a leading critic or writer. Hosted by the 麻豆传媒视频网站 English Department, it is intended for the widest possible audience of those, both within 麻豆传媒视频网站 and outside it, who have an appetite for Literature.
This event is free.
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Gustave Tuck LT, 2nd Floor, South Junction麻豆传媒视频网站, Gower StreetLondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
We are delighted that this year鈥檚 lecture will be given by Professor Emma Smith, of Oxford University. Her topic is 聽鈥楢sylum in Illyria: Shakespeare and Migration鈥�.
Professor Smith is a world-renowned Shakespeare scholar, who has published on topics such as Shakespeare鈥檚 First Folio, women on the early modern stage, and Shakespeare鈥檚 sources. She is also a well-known broadcaster and podcaster, and her 2019 book, This Is Shakespeare, has reached a large general readership. Her most recent book is Portable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers, published earlier this year.
This is a free event that will be available for you to attend in person or via zoom, but registration is required for both in person and online attendance through Eventbrite:聽