Shakespeare the Naturalist
Journalist and writer Michael McCarthy reflects on how Shakespeare used often-dazzling images of and references to the natural world
One of the aspects of Shakespeare we are coming to appreciate more and more, especially in these days of growing environmental destruction, is his deep love for and knowledge of nature. In this talk Michael McCarthy illuminates how, more than any contemporary writer, and more than most writers ever, Shakespeare packs his plays and poems with often-dazzling images of and references to the natural world – for example, to more than 100 plant species and more than 60 species of birds.
Michael McCarthy is a journalist and writer who was formerly the Environment Correspondent of The Times and the long-standing Environment Editor of The Independent. He also writes for The Marshwood Vale magazine.
£8 including wine or soft drink
Doors open at 7pm.
Journalist and writer Michael McCarthy reflects on how Shakespeare used often-dazzling images of and references to the natural world
One of the aspects of Shakespeare we are coming to appreciate more and more, especially in these days of growing environmental destruction, is his deep love for and knowledge of nature. In this talk Michael McCarthy illuminates how, more than any contemporary writer, and more than most writers ever, Shakespeare packs his plays and poems with often-dazzling images of and references to the natural world – for example, to more than 100 plant species and more than 60 species of birds.
Michael McCarthy is a journalist and writer who was formerly the Environment Correspondent of The Times and the long-standing Environment Editor of The Independent. He also writes for The Marshwood Vale magazine.
£8 including wine or soft drink
Doors open at 7pm.
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- 1 hour 30 minutes
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St Mary's Church, Cerne Abbas
2 Abbey Street
Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ
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