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SHAKESPEARE’S CONTEMPORARIES: WEBSTER’S THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomJoin us to explore John Webster's gruesome Jacobean tragedy, famous for its brilliant poetry, unexpected twists and feisty heroine, who defies her tyrannical aristocratic brothers to marry secretly for love.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThe classical philosophy of the Islamic world is largely an attempt to reconcile the Hellenistic philosophy of Aristotle and Plotinus with the doctrines of the Qur'an. We will trace the
WRITING FICTION: SETTING AND STRUCTURE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA residential creative writing course aimed at both beginning and intermediate writers interested in flash fiction, short stories, novellas or the novel. Consisting of lectures, writing exercises and individual tutorials,
THE LAZY PHILOSOPHER’S GUIDE TO IRIS MURDOCH
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomMurdoch’s philosophy has often been neglected in favour of her novels. In this course we will remedy this imbalance. Beginning with the novel The Bell, we will look at the
TALK & TEA: THE PHILOSOPHY OF HAPPINESS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomOne in a series of lectures by our Philosophy Tutor Darren for anyone who would like to enrich their lives by hearing a philosophical perspective on various topics. What is
PHILOSOPHY: DEATH, GOD AND THE MEANING OF LIFE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomIn this introduction to existentialism and the philosophy of religion, we eschew traditional approaches to questions of life’s meaning and God’s existence. Instead, we explore profound, historical and yet underdiscussed
APPRECIATING SHAKESPEARE IN PERFORMANCE: TWELFTH NIGHT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomShakespeare brings together romance and carnival in this world of separated twins, hopeless love triangles, lyrical poetry and practical jokes. Watch the Festival Players' outdoor performance at Higham, followed by
FREEDOM, FRANCHISE AND FEMININITY IN VIRGINIA WOOLF
What is Freedom? Is Freedom having a ‘room of one’s own’? Are there several forms of Freedom? Is ‘Political Freedom’ and franchise the most important? Using Woolf’s novel Mrs Dalloway,
TALK & TEA: THE LAZY PHILOSOPHER’S GUIDE TO SOLITUDE
Another in a series of lectures by our Philosophy Tutor Darren for anyone who would like to enrich their lives by hearing a philosophical perspective on various topics. What is the
SHAKESPEARE’S HAMLET
Join us to explore Shakespeare's most famous tragedy, in which the ghost of Hamlet's father urges his introspective son to revenge his murder. The royal court of Denmark slowly disintegrates