Classes Without Quizzes examines mental health, Shakespeare and a new season at Stratford

Western University’s popular complimentary lecture series, Classes Without Quizzes, takes a deeper look at mental health in the writings of William Shakespeare on Tuesday, April 29.

Western English professor Margaret Jane Kidnie will present, “Fighting the Storm: Shakespeare and the Stratford Festival”, an exploration of ‘madness’ as the central theme of the 2014 Stratford Festival season. The lecture will discuss how the fantasies of A Midsummer Night’s Dream’s lovers and poets took on tragic resonances by the time Shakespeare turned his hand to King Lear.

Lecturer: Margaret Jane Kidnie, Professor, Western’s Department of English
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Time: 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Location: Stevenson Hunt Room, Central Branch, London Public Library, 251 Dundas Street

Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP online at www.classeswithoutquizzes.uwo.ca

More information, including future dates, times and topics are also available on the website.

At Classes Without Quizzes events, members of the London area can enjoy monthly topical and entertaining lectures from some of Western’s top faculty.

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