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The EMRG meets monthly to discuss a variety of texts from the early modern period.
Location: School of Arts, Birkbeck
Members: 12
Latest Activity: Dec 4, 2012
Next meeting - Thursday 15th May, 6-9pm - Keynes Library
Our next meeting is on 15 May 2013 and we have chosen two essays by Montaigne: ‘On Friendship’ and ‘On Pedantry’. Montaigne’s essays are widely available so we have not selected a particular edition. For those of you who have time to listen, Radio 4’s In Our Time covered Montaigne on 25 April 2013 and the website gives some good links and further reading at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s0qmj
In addition to discussing the essays themselves, we thought it would be interesting to discuss ways in which we can see Montaigne’s influence on other works that we have read; or perhaps their common influences?
We look forward to seeing you,
Becky and Jackie
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Initial thoughts on Fair Maid of the Exchange...
Anyone want to share ideas before the first meeting? Let us know what you think and aspects of the play you would find interesting to discuss further on 19th...
Started by Jackie Watson Oct 5, 2011.
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Comment by Jackie Watson on October 14, 2012 at 13:45 -
The first Early Modern Society event of the Autumn is a talk by Professor Katherine Duncan-Jones of Somerville College, Oxford, entitled Shakespeare's Fools; Richard Tarleton, Will Kemp and Robert Armin. This will take place on Friday 19th October, 6-8pm, in Room B30 - Birkbeck Malet St Building.
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Comment by Jackie Watson on September 13, 2012 at 14:46
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Two conferences run by the EMRG chairs are coming up this academic year... Becky's organizing a day called 'Working it out' at Birkbeck on Saturday 18th May (all things early modern and numerical!) and Jackie's involved in a conference on Renaissance Men at the Middle Temple, held at Birkbeck and Middle Temple Hall, on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd February. Elizabethan revels and meal on the Saturday evening! See http://middletemple2013.wordpress.com/ for Call for Papers and more details .
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Comment by Jackie Watson on April 26, 2012 at 17:23
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The Early Modern Reading Group is planning a staged reading in the summer, and would like anyone interested in being part of it to be at the meeting on 2nd May, or get in touch... All very much at the planning stage currently - more information to follow!
Jackie
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Comment by Jackie Watson on January 8, 2012 at 13:37
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EMRG members might be interested in going along to the Early Modern Society's January lecture:
The Birkbeck Early Modern Society is pleased to announce its first event of 2012. Dr Emma Smith will give a talk on ‘Reading Shakespeare’s First Folio (1623) on 20 January, 6:30 pm, Room B02 Malet Street.
Dr Smith has written widely on Shakespeare: her books include The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare and the forthcoming Cambridge Shakespeare Guide. Do join us for what promises to be a fascinating talk.
Free to members; Membership £5; £3 non-members.
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