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Narnia: Reshaping Myth for Children and Adults

Posted on 6 December 2019 by

Dr Jeremy Solnick Narnia: Reshaping Myth for Children and Adults Myth Reading Group Wednesday 11 December 2019 1.15 – 2.45 pm Room NTC.3.06 C. S. Lewis and his close friend, J. R. R. Tolkien, were instrumental in the development of … Continue reading →

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Green Man

Posted on 17 December 2013 by

The Myth Reading Group returns in January, with a term of poets’ myths. In the meantime, with reference to our wide-ranging discussion of the death of Pan, and the ascent of Christ, Leon Burnett has provided his photo of the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 13 March: Visions of the Land of the Dead

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Myth Reading Group Tuesday 13 March 2012 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5B.330 The texts: Espurgatoire Seint Patriz (excerpts from Other Women’s Voices: Translations of women’s writing before 1700) The Vision of William Stranton (short, modernised extract from St Patrick’s Purgatory … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 7 February: Greek and Biblical Myths in Eastern German Literature

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Myth Reading Group Tuesday 7 February 2012 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5B.330 (New room this term) Excerpts from three texts: Stefan Heym: The King David Report (pp. 136-39, 230-33) [link expired] Christa Wolf: Cassandra (trans. Jan van Heurck, pp. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 1 November: Eucharist

Posted on 27 October 2011 by

Myth Reading Group Tuesday 1 November 2011 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5A.330 Dr Cate Gunn will lead a discussion on the sacrificial aspects of the Eucharist. The text is part of the Canon of the Mass, taken from the … Continue reading →

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