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School of English Hosts ‘Ten-Minute Tales’ for Culture Night
Friday 18 September, 6-8pm, Council Room on the Quad, University College Cork
As part of Culture Night 2015, UCC’s School of English invites you to discover some of the world’s most celebrated writers and texts in a literature extravaganza. Join us from 6-8pm in the beautiful Council Room on the Quad for “Ten-Minute Tales”. The “Tales” will introduce literary works from the age of Shakespeare to 20th century Ireland, delve into the lives of poets and playwrights, and discuss authors as diverse as Edmund Spenser, Harper Lee, and Cormac McCarthy. While “Ten-Minute Tales” focuses on famous literary works, they will also introduce audiences to unfamiliar subjects, such as saints in Medieval English literature, and to lesser-known authors, such as the Renaissance dramatist Christopher Marlowe. Showcasing a diverse range of authors and texts in engaging ‘bite-sized’ presentations, “Ten-Minute Tales” has something for everyone and it promises to be an event not to be missed!
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Time (approx.) |
Speaker |
Ten-Minute Tale |
| 6.00pm |
Edel Semple |
Welcome |
|
| 1 |
6.05-6.15 |
Alan Gibbs |
“No such thing as life without bloodshed”: the novels of Cormac McCarthy |
| 2 |
6.15-6.25 |
David Roy |
Edmund Spenser and the Ruins of Munster |
| 3 |
6.25-6.35 |
Niamh Kehoe |
Humour and Horror: Saints in Medieval England |
| Break |
Break |
Break |
|
| 4 |
6.40-6.50 |
Graham Allen |
The Death of Shelley |
| 5 |
6.50-7pm |
James Lawlor |
Introducing The Great Book of Ireland |
| 6 |
7-7.10 |
Meadhbh O’Halloran |
Doctor Faustus: A Deal with the Devil |
| Break |
Break |
Break |
|
| 7 |
7.15-7.25 |
Heather Laird |
Harper Lee’s “New” Novel |
| 8 |
7.25-7.35 |
Dan O’Brien |
Philip Roth: The Professor of Alternative History |
| Break |
Break |
Break |
|
| 9 |
7.40-7.50 |
Nicholas O’Riordan |
Irish Film: Dublin and the Celtic Tiger |
| 10 |
7.50-8pm |
Andrew Farrow |
William Blake’s “true Art” |
http://culturenightcork.ie/events/201/ucc-school-of-english/