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Dance for Readers November 1, 2005 21:11 |
The Anthony Powell Society in association with the Wallace Collection are pleased to announce ...
Dance for ReadersThe Anthony Powell Society together with The Wallace Collection are offering a unique 'book group' to discuss key themes and personal views of Anthony Powell’s A Dance to the Music of Time -- possibly the longest novel ever written in English.
Each of the Saturday afternoon sessions will cover one of the four trilogies (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) of Dance and will be led by a Powell specialist or enthusiast who will talk about the novels and lead an open discussion session.
The aim is to provide fresh views and perspectives on the novels for those who already know Dance, and to entice those who would like to read one of 20th century’s greatest English novelists.
The sessions are:
Saturday 10 December 2005 -- 1st Trilogy: Spring
A Question of Upbringing, A Buyer’s Market and The Acceptance World
Stephen Eggins, The Anthony Powell SocietySaturday 7 January 2006 -- 2nd Trilogy: Summer
At Lady Molly’s, Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant and The Kindly Ones
Dr Peter Kislinger, Department of English and American Studies, University of ViennaSaturday 14 January 2006 -- 3rd Trilogy: Autumn
The Valley of Bones, The Soldier’s Art and The Military Philosophers
Dr Christine Berberich, Department of English, University of DerbySaturday 21 January 2006 -- 4th Trilogy: Winter
Books Do Furnish a Room, Temporary Kings and Hearing Secret Harmonies
Dr Nicholas Birns, New School University, New York and author of Understanding Anthony PowellSessions are FREE but advance booking is required on 020 7563 9551 or booking@wallacecollection.org.
Sessions will begin at 2pm in the Wallace Collection Lecture Theatre and will last between 60 and 90 minutes.
Café Bagatelle will be open for refreshments before and after the sessions.
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Publication: Writing about Anthony Powell November 1, 2005 21:21 |
The Anthony Powell is pleased to announce the publication of its latest monograph:
Writing about Anthony Powell: Perspectives on Writing about a WriterIn this 40 page monograph recent authors on Anthony Powell describe writing about writing about one of 20th century English literature's important figures in the talks originally given as part of the Anthony Powell Society 2004 AGM. Contributors: Dr George Lilley. Michael Barber, Dr Nicholas Birns.
Edited and with an Introduction by Dr Christine Berberich
Published by the Anthony Powell Society, October 2005
ISBN: 0954173635
Price: £4 (post free to Society members)
Available direct from the Society;
please
email
for ordering details.
You can also order via
www.amazon.co.uk but that will cost you more!
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John Monagan November 1, 2005 21:29 |
John Monagan, a former Waterbury, CT mayor, seven-term US representative, and Vice-Presifdent of the Anthony Powell Society died on Sunday 23 October at his home in Washington. He was 93. John was a consistent and enthusiastic supporter of the Society from its earliest days, right down to his speaking enthusiastically at the Anthony Powell Centenary Symposium at Georgetown University just a few weeks before his death. With John's passing the Society has lost a great friend.
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Anthony Powell 100th Birthday Parties November 1, 2005 21:48 |
Anthony Powell Society, London
By kind permission of Chapter of the College of Arms, the Anthony Powell Society will be holding a Champagne & Canapés Party to Celebrate Anthony Powell's 100th Birthday at College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4 on Wednesday 21 December 2005 at 1830 hrs. Tickets: Members & guests: £20; Non-Members: £25 Prior booking essential; please contact secretary@anthonypowell.org for further details.
NE USA Group
To celebrate Anthony Powell's 100th birthday,
a champagne luncheon will be held December 21st at high noon at the Century Club, 7 West 43rd Street New
York City.
Anyone wishing to attend should please contact
Bill Warren on +1 212 259 8700 or
wwarren@dbllp.com.
Great Lakes Group
There will be a special meeting of the Society's Great Lakes Group
on the evening of Wednesday, December 21,
Anthony Powell's 100th birthday.
The venue will be the usual one:
Red Lion Pub on Lincoln Avenue, Chicago.
Start time will be 6:00 p.m.
Further details from
Stephen Pyskoty-Olle,
widmerpool@hotmail.com.
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Wallace Collection Powell Centenary Exhibition November 3, 2005 19:07 |
I, like a number of other Society members, was at the party last night for the opening of the Wallace Collection's Powell centenary exhibition: Dancing to the Music of Time: The Life and Work of Anthony Powell.
I'm not going to try to describe the exhibition (much less the party
There is also an accompanying book
Seeing Secret Harmonies: Pictures of Anthony Powell.
This isn't an exhibition catalogue but contains pieces by Hilary Spurling,
DJ Taylor and Ferdinand Mount as well as some images from the exhibition with long explanatory captions.
Price £6 from the Wallace Collection shop.
The exhibition is a "must see" not just for Powell fans but for anyone interested in literature and authorship.
The exhibition is on until Sunday 5 February 2006.
Further details at
www.wallacecollection.org.
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