Friday, May 25, 2012

Language under stress - ROWAN WILLIAMS in conversation with FIONA SAMPSON


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Language under stress
ROWAN WILLIAMS
in conversation with
FIONA SAMPSON

The Royal Society of Literature is pleased to present Rowan Williams in conversation with Fiona Sampson, on Wednesday 20 June.

Born in Wales and educated at both Cambridge and Oxford, Rowan Williams has been Archbishop of Canterbury since 2002 – the first Welshman to hold the post. He is internationally acknowledged as an outstanding teacher and scholar, and has written extensively on theological, philosophical, literary, ethical and social issues.
He is also a poet and a translator of poetry. With award-winning poet Fiona Sampson, the Archbishop discusses poetic and religious language, both of which operate outside the usual conventions of description or analysis. Together, they consider the different kind of ‘pressure’ at work in these two modes.
We are grateful to ALCS for sponsoring this event.

Venue
This event will take place at the London School of Economics and Political Science, The Old Theatre, Old Building, Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE.
The doors will open at 6pm and the discussion will start at 7pm.

Booking details
Tickets are free for Fellows and members, £10 to the public. To reserve seats, please call Mary Ogbeide Grillon on 020 7845 4676, or email mary@rslit.org. Tickets can also be purchased online via the website (www.rslit.org).
Royal Society of Literature, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Telephone: 0207 845 4676
Email: molly@rslit.org

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