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Eneados @ 500
Cambridge, Trinity College, MS 0.3.12, fol. 9v. Image copyright and courtesy of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Gavin Douglas’ Eneados, the first complete translation of Virgil’s Aeneid into English, was completed 500 years ago on 22 July 1513, ‘[a]t the request’ (Prologue 1, l. 83) of his noble cousin, the notable Scottish book-collector and bibliophile, Henry, Lord Sinclair.
To mark this quincentenary – and also that of the Battle of Flodden – the University of Birmingham is hosting a one-day workshop on 9 September in the Michael Tippet Room, Staff House (Edgbaston Campus).
Professor Priscilla Bawcutt (University of Liverpool) will offer a keynote address. Other confirmed speakers include: Dr Anna Caughey (University of Oxford), Lucy Hinnie (University of Edinburgh), Conor Leahy (University of Oxford), Dr Sally Mapstone (University of Oxford) Dr Nicola Royan (University of Nottingham) and Thomas Rutledge (University of East Anglia)
Further information and registration details will be posted shortly. Please direct any enquiries to: Emily Wingfield (E.L.Wingfield@bham.ac.uk)
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