'The proper study of Mankind is Man': a symposium for Alexander Pope's birt...

Patrons: Monty Don, Kim Wilkie

'The proper study of Mankind is Man'

Saturday 21st May

Our second symposium, which falls on Alexander Pope's 328th birthday, will explore his work, his friends and his collaborators.

Agenda (times are approximate):

9:30am

Arrival and coffee

Grotto visits

10.00am

Welcome. Rosie Gill, Head Teacher, Radnor House School

Introduction: Bamber Gascoigne

10.20am

Growing connections: the gardening world of Alexander Pope

Brian Dix, Garden Archaeologist

11.30am

Pope, Gulliver, Macheath and Bays: the Scriblerians at Twickenham

Professor Judith Hawley, Professor of Eighteenth-Century Literature, Royal Holloway, University of London

12.30pm

Lunch

Grotto visits

2.15pm

Joining and dividing: Pope's grotto, Pope's couplet

Professor Valerie Rumbold, senior lecturer in english, the University of Birmingham

3.10pm

Proposed virtual reconstruction of Pope's garden and the grotto

Professor Paul Richens, Professor of Architectural Computing, University of Westminster

There will be an opportunity to ask questions after each talk.

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Pope's Grotto Preservation Trust

"Know then thyself, presume not God to scan;

The proper study of Mankind is Man"

Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man: Epistle II.

How can I get to Radnor House School?

Buses R68 and 33 from Richmond and Twickenham pass the school - the closest bus stop is "Pope's Grotto".

The school is 15 minutes walk from Twickenham Station and 10 minutes from Strawberry Hill Station.

There is limited free on-street parking in the surrounding area.

Should I to bring my printed ticket to the event?

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