News and Events

News

2012, the 200th anniversary of Robert Browning's birth, will be a year to celebrate, with events including:

10 March	3pm. The Hut (St. Luke's Parish Church), Alpha Place, Chelsea. AGM. The afternoon will begin with a visit to Carlyle House in Cheyne Walk, followed by the AGM which will feature a lecture by Professor David Sorensen: "Selective Affinities: The Browning and Carlyle Marriages"

16 April	A celebration of Browning's poetry at Kings Place, London, in collaboration with Poet in the City.

7 May	200 years to the day since Robert Browning's birth!

13 May	Commemorative Evensong at St. Marylebone Church. Special guest speaker will be Professor Margaret Reynolds.

28-30 June	"Re-Assessing the Dramatic Monologue: Browning, Before, Beyond" A conference sponsored by the Browning Society in collaboration with Royal Holloway, University of London; University of Westminster; and the University of West England. Keynote speakers include, Isobel Armstrong, Daniel Karlin, Tricia Lootens, and Cornelia Pearsell.

22 September	"Browning and Oxford" - A day at Balliol College, with a presentation by Seamus Perry, College Librarian and Vice-Master of Balliol. This outing will include a presentation of many of the Browning-related items held by Balliol College.

October	"The Poet and the Publisher" An evening at the historic offices of the publisher John Murray in Albemarle Street.

12 December	Annual Commemoration in Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey.

Annual Events & Meetings

6 March	Elizabeth Barrett Browning's birthday.

7 May	Robert Browning's birhday.

12 December	Annual Commemoration.

Conferences

Past Events

14-15 May 2011

A special event in Casa Guidi

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Dr Britta Martens
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