Michael Griffin of the University of Limerick will discuss Irish songs and poems of the 1790s at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in 331 Social Sciences & Business Building at UMSL. The lecture is free and open to the public. (Photo courtesy of University of Limerick)
The lively but little-known poetry of Laurence Whyte, influenced by Jonathan Swift, and in turn an influence on Oliver Goldsmith, will be the focus of a lecture by scholar Michael Griffin at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Griffin will discuss “Anglophone Poetry and Ireland’s Musical Cultures Between Swift and Goldsmith” at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in 331 Social Sciences & Business Building at UMSL. The lecture is free and open to the public.
In his talk, Griffin will use Whyte’s poetry as a window on the literary and musical cultures in Ireland in the middle of the 18th century.
Griffin is a lecturer in English in the School of Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication at the University of Limerick in Ireland. He has published widely on 18th century studies and Irish writing in English.
Griffin’s lecture is sponsored by the Smurfit-Stone Endowed Professorship in Irish Studies at UMSL and International Studies and Programs at UMSL.
