William Beckford
The volume on
the reception of William Beckford is part of the Project's Sub-series on Eighteenth Century Authors. The Editors of
the volume are Prof. John Wilton-Ely and Dr Elinor Shaffer.
John
Wilton-Ely is Emeritus Professor at the University of Hull (Department of
History of Art). He was an initiator of modern Beckford studies, in 'Beckford and architecture' in William Beckford (Exhibition
catalogue), Salisbury and Bath, 1976, and in his paper 'The genesis and evolution of Fonthill Abbey' in Architectural History, XXIII
(1980), pp. 40-51.
Elinor Shaffer is a Senior
Research Fellow at the Institute of Germanic Studies (School of Advanced Study),
University of London, and the Director of the Research Project: The Reception
of British Authors in Europe. She is the author of '"To remind us of China": William
Beckford, Mental Traveller on the Grand Tour. The Construction of Landscape', in Transports: Imaginative Geographies
1600-1830, ed. by C. Chard and H. Langdon (Yale University Press and the
Paul Mellon Center, 1996).
Beckford
Symposium
Friday,
8 March 2002
at
the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
16
Bedford Square, London WC1
A
study day in advance of the publication of
William
Beckford: Literature and the Visual Arts
ed. by
Elinor Shaffer and John Wilton-Ely, (London & New York: Continuum Books)
Programme
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10 − 10.45 a.m. |
Coffee and registration |
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10.45 − 11 a.m. |
Welcome and introduction: Prof. Wilton-Ely and Dr Shaffer |
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The French Connection |
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11 − 11.40 a.m. |
Dr Laurent Châtel (Sorbonne): 'Beckford in French, Beckford in France' |
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11.40 − 12.20 p.m. |
Dr Didier Girard (Perpignan): 'From French to Global? The First Publication of Beckford's Complete Literary Works as Oeuvres complètes de Beckford (Paris: José Corti, 2003)' |
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12.20 − 1 p.m. |
Discussion and questions |
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1 − 2.45 p.m. |
Lunch break |
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Suggestions for local places to eat will be made on the day. |
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(Meeting of contributors to the Beckford volume) |
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The Architectural Aesthete |
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2.45 − 3.45 p.m. |
Prof. John Wilton-Ely: 'The Design of Fonthill Abbey: Aspirations and Sources' |
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3.45 − 4.20 p.m. |
Dr Sarah Baylis: 'Gothic Sources for Gothick Windows: Designs for Painted Glass in the Oak Parlour, Fonthill Abbey' |
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4.20 − 5 p.m. |
Discussion and questions |
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(Break) |
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'An Eye for the Magnificent' |
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5.30 − 6 p.m. |
Co-curator Philip Hewat-Jaboor will give a
brief introduction to the organization of the Beckford Exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery and invite questions. |
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6 − 7 p.m. Drinks |
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Coffee and tea will be provided upon arrival.
The Symposium will conclude with a wine reception at the Centre.
There will be a visit led by Philip Hewat-Jaboor
to the Beckford Exhibition on Saturday, 9 March. A group will depart at 10 a.m.
from the Mellon Centre by public transport, to arrive at Dulwich Picture
Gallery at around 10.45 a.m. Some participants may prefer to join the group at
this stage.
Further information can be obtained from
the Project Office:
RBAE, School of Advanced Study, Senate
House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
Tel. 020 7862 8695, fax 020 7862 8657; e-mail: Lachlan.Moyle@sas.ac.uk
LINKS:
Dick Claésson's Beckford Website
'Fragments of an English Tour'
Henry Venn Landsdown's 'Recollections of William Beckford'
'William Beckford'
at Dulwich Picture Gallery (6 February -
14 April 2002)