Katherine Philips 350: Writing, Reputation, Legacy

 This conference to celebrate the life and works of Katherine Philips – poet, dramatist and letter-writer – will take place in Dublin, Ireland, on 27-28 June, 2014. The event will mark the 350th anniversary of the publication of her Poems (1664) and of her death the same year.

The conference venue is to be Marsh’s Library.

Plenary lectures will be given by Professor Elizabeth Hageman (University of New Hampshire) and Professor Sarah Prescott (Aberystwyth University).

The conference organisers are Dr Marie-Louise Coolahan (National University of Ireland, Galway) and Dr Gillian Wright (University of Birmingham).

Special event: a visit to Smock Alley Theatre, where the first production of Philips’s play Pompey was staged in February 1663.

For more details see the call for papers. The conference programme will be published in September 2013.

Accommodation is available at numerous hotels throughout the city (Marsh’s Library is near St Stephen’s Green and St Patrick’s Cathedral), or try Trinity College, Dublin. It is advisable to book early.

To contact the organisers, please email katherinephilips350@gmail.com