I have long argued that English Literature ends in about 1400AD. I was fascinated to discover, in Andrew Marr’s useful TV programme on Fantasy, that J.R.R.Tolkien and C.S.Lewis believed that English Literature shouldn’t be taught beyond 1400, so that you could concentrate on the important stuff (there are some later […]
Monthly archives: October 2016
The new Ireland: new moral state? Saturday 22 October, 12.00 – 13.00 , Pit Theatre In May 2015, Ireland voted by an overwhelming majority to legalise same-sex marriage, becoming the first country in the world to do so by popular vote. This decision, hailed as a social revolution, marks an […]
The new Ireland: new moral state?
Death and the meaning of life Sunday 23 October, 16.00 – 17.15 , Cinema 3 ‘Not to be here, not to be anywhere, and soon.’ Philip Larkin’s words help us focus on the great existential question: how should we live our lives when we are permanently under the shadow of […]
Death at the Battle of Ideas
Put this on your Christmas list now.* ***** * assuming you’re interested in flying (and who isn’t?). A riveting, page-turning account of commercial airline flying in the 30s, 40s and 50s, full of incident and drama.** ** if you’re scared of flying, however, maybe not. It’s terrifying. Try Skyfaring […]