T01187976931Dr Lings' lecture will investigate Shakespeare's empathy with Sufi philosophy and the innermost aspects of the Islamic faith, as revealed in Othello and other plays. The International Shakespeare Globe Centre Fellow, Dr Martin Lings, was Keeper of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books at the British Museum, where he had been in special charge of Qur anic manuscripts for a number of years. He has a degree in Arabic from London University and held a lectureship at Cairo UniversityLecturer Dr Martin Lings. | |
| 24 Nov 04 | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, West End :: V165 listing details L01789330676 |
Eastward Ho!: Shakespeare Between East and West - T262658743This lecture, postponed from Autumn 2003, will explore relations between the Islamic East and the Christian West during the 16th century. Dr Brotton will reveal that the contemporary understanding of Islam was far more complex than has been realised, as suggested in the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.Lecturer Dr Jerry Brotton (Lecturer in English at Queen Mary University of London). | |
| 3 Mar 04 | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, West End :: V165 listing details L1887324065 |
