Join three renowned writers and speakers to hear how two friends, Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, created a sensation in the eighteenth century and have influenced satire ever since. Hester Grant will speak about her book The Twitnam Summer: Friendship, Satire and the Writing of Gulliver’s Travels (Harper Collins) which celebrates the 300th anniversary of the publication of Gulliver’s Travels. Judith Hawley will introduce her book, Satire: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press). Critic John Mullan will lead a wider discussion about the history and impact of satire.
Hester Grant will speak about her book The Twitnam Summer: Friendship, Satire and the Writing of Gulliver’s Travels (Harper Collins) which celebrates the 300th anniversary of the publication of Gulliver’s Travels. Judith Hawley will introduce her book, Satire: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press). Critic John Mullan will lead a wider discussion about the history and impact of satire. After the presentation, there will be a reception which will provide an opportunity to mingle for informal conversations with the speakers and members of the Pope’s Grotto Preservation Trust.
The event will be held in the University of London’s Stewart House in Bloomsbury at 6 pm on Monday 30th November. Tickets, which include a drink at the reception, cost £!0.
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