Music & Literature celebrates Paul Griffiths
Innovative arts journal promotes the work of Welsh-born writer, critic, and librettist Music & Literature (No.7): Paul Griffiths, Ann Quin, Lera Auerbach Today’s artistic landscape can often feel...
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View ArticleCelebrating Steve Reich at 80
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View ArticleSamuel Beckett Week at Reading
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View ArticleThe London Beckett Seminar 2016-2017
Design: Rhys Tranter The London Beckett Seminar at the Institute of English Studies will bring together national and international scholars, researchers and postgraduates to discuss issues arising from...
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