16th May, 2024.
Art Workers Guild
5.00pm-6.30pm – AGM (Members only)
6.30pm-7pm – Drinks Reception (everyone welcome)
7.00pm-8.00pm – Lecture (everyone welcome)
Tickets here.
It is free to attend the AGM and lecture for members, please email if you are a member wishing to attend.
What did Byron know about astronomy and how did this knowledge shape his poetry? This talk looks at two main sources of astronomical information: John Bonnycastle’s Introduction to Astronomy (1786, and owned by Byron) and John Milton’s Paradise Lost, a work that responds with unique force and insight to the Copernican revolution of its time. These contexts will inform a reading of some of Byron’s major works, including his cosmological writing in Cain and Heaven and Earth.
When:
AGM 5.00-6.30
Drinks 6.30-7.00
Lecture 7.00-8.00pm
There will be a dinner for those who wish to join, details will be confirmed closer to the time.