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• 14 June 2019, 09.30 - 19.30
• 15 June 2019, 09.45 - 20.00

As well as offering two-days of Inns-related papers, our programme includes plenary addresses from Prof. Arthur Marotti and Prof. Michelle O’Callaghan, a performance of Gray’s Inn drama The Misfortunes of Arthur  by The Dolphin's Back (please see ticket information), and an exhibition of materials curated in association with the Middle Temple Library.

The Inns of Court were culturally significant institutions of literary production, circulation and performance in the early modern period; their status as a stepping-stone between the universities and courtly or legal employment, meant that many major (and minor) literary figures filtered through them. They were communities of learning and leisure in which writers could produce, disseminate, consume, and influence each other’s writing. Even literary figures that did not reside in the Inns, such as William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, were associated with their members and influenced by their culture.

We are very grateful for the kind support of the London Shakespeare Centre, King’s College London, King’s English Department, the Centre for Early Modern Studies, the Society for Renaissance Studies, the Society for Theatre Research, the Inner Temple, and our collaborators at Middle Temple Library and Gray's Inn Chapel.

For further information about the event, please see the conference programme. 

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