In Search of Early Modern Honey
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square
No booking required
The organisation of the beehive, the mysterious manufacture of honey, nectar collection - from antiquity, these had provided ways of thinking about human societies and about the creative process. This event will look at the interplay in early modern culture between this long tradition and the discoveries of the 'new science.'
Speakers: Philip Hardie (Cambridge), Noah Moxham (St. Andrews), Laurence Totelin (Cardiff)
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The London Renaissance Seminar meets at Birkbeck regularly to discuss the literature, culture and history of the English Renaissance. It is free and welcomes all students, academics and people with an interest in the Renaissance or early modern period.