Bath Literature Festival

The Bath Literature Festival 2006 is now in full swing. It began last Saturday, March 4 and will end next Sunday, March 12. There are a couple of Brontë-related events that we have to mention (see also this old post of the BrontëParsonage blog or the Brontë Society webpage):

Thursday 9 March 2006 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Exploring the Brontës : Polly Teale in conversation with Caroline Maynard
Victoria Art Gallery, BathTickets £7 (£5 concessions)
Shared Experience theatre director Polly Teale, discusses her new play Brontë and its use of Paula Rego's Brontë prints with director Caroline Maynard. An unmissable chance to view the prints and get a glimpse into a working relationship between artist, theatre director and the inspiration to both: the Brontës themselves.

Sunday 12 March 2006 1.00pm - 2.00pm
Michele Roberts and Patricia Duncker: Exploring the Brontës
Guildhall, Cost: £6.00 (£4.00)

Michèle Roberts and Patricia Duncker both acknowledge the powerful influence of the Brontës on their own novels (Charlotte Brontë is a central character in Michèle Roberts’ The Mistressclass), and bring their skills as leading literary critics to bear on the passionate world of the Brontë sisters, exploring in particular the significance of their portrayal of domestic violence and child cruelty.

Michèle Roberts is also the author of Reader, I Married Him, recently published in paperback in the UK by Virago Press (the original hardback edition was in 2005). A new paperback edition is being to be released soon for the american market.

Clicking here you can check if tickets are still available.

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