tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47277153113757073282024-03-07T20:52:51.252-08:00Mervyn Peake and the Fantasy TraditionInternational Conference
July 15th-17th 2011
in association with
The University of Chichester
and The Sussex Centre for Folklore Fairy Tales and FantasySussex Centre for Folklore Fairytales and Fantasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01311368937070074775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727715311375707328.post-85292466368489322112011-07-06T07:39:00.001-07:002011-07-06T07:41:00.055-07:00<iframe src="http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html?year=2011&month=07&date=15&hrs=9&ts=12&tz=local&min=0&sec=0&lang=en&show=dhms&mode=r&cdir=down&bgcolor=%23CCFFFF&fgcolor=%23000000&title=Countdown%20To%20Mervyn%20Peake%20and%20the%20Fantasy%20Tradition" width="250" height="365" scrolling="no" frameborder="1" style="overflow:hidden;width:15.6em;height:22.8em;"><a href="http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html?year=2011&month=07&date=15&hrs=9&ts=12&tz=local&min=0&sec=0&lang=en&show=dhms&mode=r&cdir=down&bgcolor=%23CCFFFF&fgcolor=%23000000&title=Countdown%20To%20Mervyn%20Peake%20and%20the%20Fantasy%20Tradition">Countdown To Mervyn Peake and the Fantasy Tradition</a></iframe>Sussex Centre for Folklore Fairytales and Fantasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01311368937070074775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727715311375707328.post-85580278576714216672011-01-07T13:21:00.000-08:002011-04-07T04:37:25.015-07:00<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mervyn Peake and the Fantasy Tradition: </span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">A Centenary Conference</span></b><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">An international conference hosted by the English & Creative Writing Department, University of Chichester and the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy</span></b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Most famous for his best-selling <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gormenghast</i> series of Gothic fantasies, Mervyn Peake was a painter, novelist, author, war artist, poet and dramatist, and one of the most multi-talented artists of the twentieth century. <i></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">To mark the centenary of his birth and to celebrate his work, the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy will host an international conference July 15<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> 2011.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The conference will celebrate, explore and discuss the many facets of Peake’s rich creativity, including his work as fantasy novelist, children’s writer, playwright, poet, writer of nonsense verse, artist and illustrator (both of his own books and classics such as <i>The Rime of the Ancient Mariner</i>, <i>The Hunting of the Snark</i>, the Alice books, <i>Treasure Island </i>and the Grimms’ <i>Household Tales</i>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The conference has drawn speakers from all over the world and the three days will be packed with panels on all aspects of Peake’s life, his work and his influence on the fantasy tradition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Highlights of the programme include art exhibitions, a walking tour of Burpham led by Sebastian Peake, and a performance of the award-winning play <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Boy in Darkness </i>by Curious Directive. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keynote speakers include Peter Winnington, Joanne Harris, Colin Manlove, and Farah Mendlesohn.</span></div></div>Sussex Centre for Folklore Fairytales and Fantasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01311368937070074775noreply@blogger.com1