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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. Passion, intrigue, murder and madness, among the Italian nobilty. Come and enjoy! Clare Smout (Shropshire www.highamhall.com/clare-smout) Residential: £250 Non-residential: £180
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 evolution of Islamic thought beginning with it's founders, al Kindi and al Farabi, before exploring Ibn Sina and the Mind/Body problem, Ibn Rushd's argument that