Irish – Italian Connections at the National Library
Dear Colleagues,
Please find below details of the National Library’s summer programme of
lectures and tours on Irish – Italian Connections.
Kind regards,
Joanna Finegan
Learning & Outreach,
National Library of Ireland
Irish – Italian Connections at the National Library
The National Library of Ireland will host a series of events which will
examine the Irish – Italian connections in relation to two main exhibitions
currently running, ‘Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats’ and
‘Strangers to Citizens: the Irish in Europe 1600-1800′.
The program includes three lectures:
The Tower and the Spiral: Yeats and Sicily by Dr. Daragh O’Connell
(University College Cork) on Monday 11 May at 7.00 pm
Imagining Ireland in Renaissance Italy by Dr. Eric Haywood (University
College Dublin) on Wednesday 13 May at 7.00 pm
‘In Italy perhaps writing poems…’ Yeats, Italy and Italian culture by
Prof. Enrico Reggiani (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan,
Italy) on Monday 18 May at 7.00 pm.
Guided tours in Italian and English of the Yeats exhibition will examine the
connections between Yeats and Italy. The tours will last approximately 45
minutes, they are free but booking is required.
For further information please contact Gabriella Addivinola, Education and
Outreach, National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, T: (01)
6030346 or 6030277, E: gaddivinola@nli.ie or see the National Library’s
Current Events: http://www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.asp
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