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In 1984 five quality newspapers in five European countries -
Lire, El Pais, La Stampa, Die Zeit, and The Times -
made the playful experiment of establishing a European
Literary Community. They asked their readers for the names
of the most important European writers. The results were
clear: the French, the Spanish, the Italians and the Germans
chose Shakespeare. Only the British preferred Dante - the
rules of the poll barred the naming of writers from one's
own country.
Shakespeare's importance for European culture is also
documented by his influence, since the late eighteenth
century, on national literatures, by the many translations
and adaptations made, by the frequency of Shakespeare
productions on the European stage, and by how Shakespeare
has become an icon for poetic genius.
Previous conferences have taken place in Sofia (Bulgaria)
and Murcia (Spain).
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The programme
included lectures, short papers, five seminars, a
Shakespeare production at the local theatre, a guided city
tour and a guided tour of the Basel art gallery
(Kunstmuseum).
The plenary speakers seminar leaders were:
Clara Calvo, Peter Dávidházi, Michael
Dobson, Marta Gibinska, Werner Habicht, Ton Hoenselaars,
Peter Holland, Dennis Kennedy, Ruth Freifrau von Ledebur,
Manfred Pfister, Angel-Luis Pujante, Isabelle Schwartz,
Alessandro Serpieri, Alexander Shurbanov, Boika Sokolova,
Michèle Willems.
The five seminars focussed on the following areas:
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