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Professor Gordon Campbell, author of Bible: The Story of the King James Version, 1611-2011 (Oxford University Press) will speak on the language and literature of the King James Bible at Madingley Hall, University of Cambridge.

 

Programme

6.00 Lecture

7.15 Reception

8.00 Dinner for Fellows and invited guests

 

Although the lecture is free of charge tickets must be reserved in advance via

 

engassoc@le.ac.uk       0116 229 7622

 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

 

Professor of Renaissance Studies in the School of English, University of Leicester,

Gordon Campbell is a Renaissance and seventeenth-century specialist with broad interests in cultural history, art, architecture, legal history and theology. He has a keen interest in the Islamic world and is an acknowledged expert on John Milton.

In Bible he tells the fascinating and complex story of how this translation came to be commissioned, of who the translators were, and of how the translation was accomplished. The story does not end with the printing of that first edition, but introduces the subsequent generations who edited and interacted with the text. The present text of the King James Version differs in thousands of small details from the original edition. Campbell traces the textual history from 1611 to the establishment of the modern text by Oxford University Press in 1769.

 

Professor Campbell has been both Chair and President of the English Association and is currently a member of the Association's Board of Trustees.

 

MADINGLEY HALL

 

Madingley Hall is home to the University of Cambridge's Institute of Continuing Education. The Hall is an elegant country house built in the 16th Century and set in delightful gardens and grounds of about 7 acres, designed in the 18th Century by Capability Brown. They include flower borders and lawns, a topiary garden and meadows.

 

The Hall is situated in the peaceful village of Madingley, three miles west of the historic University City of Cambridge with easy access from the M11, the A14 and with good links to the London Airports.

 

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FELLOWS' DINNER

 

The Association is hosting a dinner for Fellows and invited guests at 8.00 following the reception.

 

The cost for the dinner (3 courses with wine) is £30.00. To reserve your place please contact Julia Hughes:

engassoc@le.ac.uk       0116 229 7622

 

ACCOMMODATION

 

Overnight accommodation is available at Madingley Hall.

 

Rates

Single en-suite accommodation £46.95

Twin en-suite accommodation £32.37 per person

Breakfast £8.05

 

Accommodation can be booked via the English Association

 

 engassoc@le.ac.uk  0116 229 7622