“The Most Beautiful Spirit Ever Active”: Laurence Sterne, a Modern and Ancient Writer (A Venetian Conference to Celebrate His 300th Birthday) Back

Event Date(s): 28th Nov 2013 - 29th Nov 2013

Location: Università Ca' Foscari Venezia - Dorsoduro 3246 - Venezia (Italy)

 

Published on: 5th Nov 2013

“The Most Beautiful Spirit Ever Active” is a two-day international conference to celebrate Laurence Sterne’s 300th birthday. Various aspects of Sterne’s life and works will be considered: his relationship with English and European literary and cultural traditions; his innovative approach to novel writing; his contribution to aesthetic, philosophical, moral and religious discussions; his contemporary and later reception across the arts and disciplines.

Keynote lectures will be given by Peter De Voogd, Tom Keymer and Marcus Walsh. Speakers will include Stefania Consonni, Regina Dal Santo, Paul Goring, Flavio Gregori, Gabriella Hartvig, Allan Ingram, Maria C. Laudando, Patrizia Nerozzi, Helen Williams, and Nathalie Zimpfer.

 

The conference is organised by the Dept. of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies and the Doctoral Programme in Modern Languages and Cultures of Ca’ Foscari University, Venice, and is sponsored by The Shandean.   

It will take place in Ca’ Foscari main building (Sala Marino Berengo, first floor) on November 28th, at 15:30, and on November 29th, at 10:00 and 14:30.