LITERATURE
SHAKESPEARE’S CONTEMPORARIES: THOMAS KYD’S ‘THE SPANISH TRAGEDY’
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWith its angry ghost, villains, tragic heroine, grieving fathers, murders and madness, The Spanish Tragedy was the most popular and well-known revenge tragedy until Hamlet, influencing a whole generation of
SUNDAY LECTURE: THE WORLD OF THEATRE IN SHAKESPEARE’S TIME
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWhat was the theatre world like in Shakespeare’s time? How did this context affect the form and content of his plays and those of his contemporaries? Clare explores the impact
SUNDAY LECTURE: ‘THE WORLD OF THEATRE IN SHAKESPEARE’S TIME’
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWhat was the theatre world like in Shakespeare’s time? How did this context affect the form and content of his plays and those of his contemporaries? Clare explores the impact
PHILOSOPHY AND NATURE: DEEP ECOLOGY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu. This course will take a gently philosophical approach to the relationship between humanity and nature. Exploring the thought-provoking ideas
“I HACK AND HAMMER AT THE HANDIWORK OF VERSE” AN EXPLORATION OF NORMAN NICHOLSON’S POETRY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomNorman Nicholson (1914-1987) was the foremost Cumbrian poet of his period and was honoured with several awards, including the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry (1977). Proud to be a regional