ABOUT THE PAPER

A poem about Perth, The Muses Threnodie traces the historical and natural significance of the burgh and its region. It does so in a sequence of narratives about the walks and boat trips that two rather eccentric citizens indulge in over the course of a week or perhaps a little more. The concept of visiting and talking about sites and monuments takes hold while the two wayfarers are strolling back toward Perth along its lade, an ancient aqueduct that somehow shapes the burgh's identity. Coming to understand the relation between waterways, walking, memory and mourning will be the main objective of this talk.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

David Parkinson is a professor emeritus of English at the University of Saskatchewan in Western Canada. His research centres on the literature of medieval and Renaissance Scotland and has led to studies and editions of the poems of Robert Henryson, Gavin Douglas, and Alexander Montgomerie. Supported by a British Academy Visiting Fellowship, he is in Scotland to complete an edition of Henry Adamson's The Muses Threnodie for the Scottish Text Society.

EVENT DETAILS

Tuesday, October 17th | 17:30
The Boyd Orr Building
Room 407 (Lecture Theatre A)
University Avenue
Glasgow
G12 8SP

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First published: 10 October 2023

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