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Conference
Shakespeare
in European Culture
14-18 November, 2001
University of Basel
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programme
- organisation
- contact
the
city
- the
university
travel
- prices
- accommodation
- the
climate
hotel
registration
- conference
registration
abstracts
and papers
- pictures
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reviews
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programme
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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organisation
We expect the conference to bring together about 70 - 80
scholars.
The programme
will include lectures, short papers, five
seminars
(to which conference participants are invited to
contribute), and, we hope, a Shakespeare production at the
local theatre, and a guided tour of the Basel art gallery
(Kunstmuseum)
or of one of the best galleries of modern art in the world
(Fondation
Beyeler).
Among the plenary speakers and seminar leaders scheduled
are:
Clara Calvo, Peter Dávidházi, Michael
Dobson, Marta Gibinska, Werner Habicht, Ton Hoenselaars,
Peter Holland, Dennis Kennedy, François Laroque, Ruth
Freifrau von Ledebur, Manfred Pfister, Angel-Luis Pujante,
Alessandro Serpieri, Alexander Shurbanov, Boika Sokolova,
Michèle Willems.
(see: programme
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As part of the conference we are also trying to bring
together representatives of various international
Shakespeare projects in Europe for an exchange of notes (and
views).
The five seminars will focus on the following areas:
Our
registration office will be open on Wed. 14.11.01 from 14.00
- 15.30
Grosser Hörsaal, Nadelberg 6, Parterre (ground
floor)
Last session: Saturday, 17.11.01, 18.00; followed by
conference dinner.
go to:
programme
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The local organisation is in the hands of the
Sh:in:E
(Shakespeare in Europe)
project
(http://www.unibas.ch/shine).
Steering committee of the Shakespeare in European
Culture network:
Balz Engler (Basel), Marta Gibinska (Cracow), Mick Hattaway
(Sheffield), Ton Hoenselaars (Utrecht), Angel-Luis Pujante
(Murcia), Alexander Shurbanov (Sofia).
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contact
Shakespeare in European Culture
Department of English
University of Basel
Nadelberg 6
CH-4058 Basel
Switzerland
Fax 0041 61 267 2780,
or e-mail to: Ruth.Zuellig@unibas.ch.
for
registration
see below
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the city
Basel is a city with a medieval centre and a specific flair
for modern architecture.
town
centre: http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/SHW_E.HTM,
virtual
city tour:
http://www.vtour.ch/
Basel has a lot to offer:
great
museums
,
a lovely zoo
and one of the best theatres
in the German-speaking world.
For more information see also: http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/INHALT_E.HTM
and
http://www.basel.ch
For a map
see http://www.mybasel.ch/verkehr_karte.cfm?Zoom=2000
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the university
Basel
university
is the oldest in Switzerland. Founded by its citizens, it
opened in 1460. From its beginnings it has been a full
university, today with faculties of Theology (Protestant),
Law, Medicine, Philosophy, Science, and Economics.
People who taught here include Paracelsus
(1493-1541), the "Lutherus medicorum", the mathematicians
Jakob Bernoulli (1654-1705) and Johann
Bernoulli (1667-1748), Johann Jakob Bachofen
(1815-1887), the author of Myth, Religion and Mother
Right, the cultural historian Jacob Burckhardt
(1818-1897), the philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche
(1844-1900) and Karl Jaspers (1886-1969), and the
theologian Karl Barth (1886-1968).
The university is located in the city centre, two minutes
from the market square. Many of its departments are housed
in medieval and Renaissance buildings, the English
department
in a seventeenth-century palace.
The conference itself will meet in a conference centre
beside the university (the building of the Basel
Mission).
For a map
see http://www.mybasel.ch/verkehr_karte.cfm?Zoom=2000
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travel
Travel to Basel (Bâle - Basle - Basilea) is easy by
plane, train or car. (http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/ANR_E.HTM)
Basel is served by a major regional airport
(EuroAirport Basel - Mulhouse - Freiburg), with flights to
and from many European cities (http://www.euroairport.com/pages/infos/index_infos_e.html
/ http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/FLUGZ_E.HTM
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Crossair has its hub here.
Basel has got three international railway stations, a
German, a French, and a Swiss one (where also the trains
from Italy arrive). (http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/BAHN_E.HTM)
By car, Basel can be reached by French, German, and
Swiss motorways (http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/AUTO_E.HTM);
there is a parking site next to the German railway
station.
For
a map
see http://www.mybasel.ch/verkehr_karte.cfm?Zoom=2000
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prices
Switzerland is not cheap, but not as expensive as is
commonly rumoured. We are trying to offer what we think an
exceptionally good deal:
The conference fee of CHF 397.- (7.6 % VAT on 160.-
incl.) also includes three lunches, suppers and coffees, a
visit to the theatre, an outing, and a conference dinner
(drinks must be paid individually).
Registration after April 30, 2001: CHF 435.-
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accomodation
/ hotel registration
We have reserved rooms in hotels within walking distance of
the conference venue, in a price range between CHF 100.- and
220.- (prices include breakfast, service, VAT and other
taxes).
People enrolling for the conference will receive a booking
form from us which will be handled and confirmed by the
local tourist office "Basel Tourismus", who take care of
this part of the organisation.
Go here to print out our hotel
registration form
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climate
Basel is located in a wine-growing area. But November is
November also in Basel. Temperatures are rarely below zero
degrees centigrade (but may not be much above at this time
of the year); snow is rare. A winter coat and an umbrella
may be necessary.
Today's weather: [http://www.mybasel.ch/aktuell_wetter.cfm]
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conference registration
The registration fee includes all lunch and evening
meals, coffees, a visit to the theatre, an outing, and a
conference dinner (drinks must be paid individually).
Go here to print out our
conference
registration form.
Registration office: Wed. 14.11.01 14.00 - 15.30, Grosser
Hörsaal, Nadelberg 6, Parterre (ground
floor)
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