Evening Lecture Series 2022
English Literature
An introduction to major authors of poetry, drama and prose, chosen from among those prescribed for the Leaving Certificate 2023
About this Event
This course, delivered by Trinity School of English staff, will provide an introduction to major authors of poetry, drama and prose through close examination of selected texts, chosen from among those prescribed for the Leaving Certificate. The course will be of special interest to teachers and pupils preparing for the examination but the lectures will be directed towards a more general audience as well.
Fee
€50 for the entire series. Individual lectures are €5 each. Concessionary rates for the full series will be €40 or individual lecture €4 each. The concessionary rate applies to: students, OAPs, unemployed, groups of 20+; TCD staff and Graduates.
Date, Time and Place
Tuesdays 19:00-20:00 Ed Burke Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. This will be a hybrid event and also avialble online. Tickets available via Eventbrite.
Online/Video Recordings of Lectures
The lectures are happening live in the Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. However they will also be recorded. If you purchased a ticket to a particular lecture, to several lectures, or to the entire series, you will be emailed a link to the video recording of the lecture or lectures as soon as these are available (usually the very next day).
The recordings will be available and watchable at any time until the end of the Evening Lecture series in December.
We regret that it has not been possible to livestream the lectures as they happen.
Schedule
There will be ten weekly lectures beginning on Tuesday 6th October 2022. Registration for individual lectures will close at 6pm on the relevant day.
4th October - Prof. Darryl Jones - Casablanca
11th October - Dr. Ema Vyroubalova - William Shakespeare, Macbeth
18th October - Dr. Mark Sweetnam – Poems by John Donne
25th October - READING WEEK – No lecture
1st November - Prof. Jarlath Killeen - Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
8th November - Dr. Tom Walker – Poems by W.B. Yeats
15th November - Dr. Rebecca Long – Jason Wallace, Out of Shadows
22nd November - Prof. Nicholas Grene - Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun
29th November - Prof. Andrew Murphy – Poems by Patrick Kavanagh
6th December - Prof. Stephen Matterson - Poems by Adrienne Rich
13th December - Dr. Rosie Lavan - Poems by Paula Meehan
Tickets from Eventbrite:
Please book tickets online via Eventbrite
Contact Details:
Ms Sophia Ni Sheoin
E-mail: wilde@tcd.ie