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Pottery cremation urn from Loveden Hill in the collection of the British Museum.

Literature Matters: Why Writing is Like Death (in early medieval England)

A public talk by Professor Yin Liu of the Department of English

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Date: Wednesday, Oct. 23
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Grace-Westminster United Church Social Hall
505-10th St. E., Saskatoon

Free and open to the public

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Why Writing is Like Death (in early medieval England)

By Yin Liu

What do some chatty inanimate objects, an Old English poem in Italy, a stone memorial in Scotland, a fictional sword hilt, and a poem by Robert Browning have in common? They presuppose a metaphorical equivalence of writing with death, an idea I will explore with respect to various texts and textual objects mostly from early medieval England. We’ll also consider the implications of this idea for us – not as writers, but as readers.

Literature Matters: Literature in the Community is a free public lecture series sponsored by the University of Saskatchewan Department of English.

Info: 306-966-1268 | english.department@usask.ca


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