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Thomas Gray – Life & Work
An introduction to Gray’s life, letters & writings
May 23 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
A reflective study led by Dr Scott Mandelbrote, Curator at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge
Dr Scott Mandelbrote is Fellow, Director of Studies in History, and Perne and Ward Librarian at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was responsible for the programme of conservation, & research on the manuscripts that led to the publication of this volume. He has also supervised the complete recataloguing of Peterhouse’s collections of rare books and manuscripts and the development of online resources in collaboration with the Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music and the Cambridge Digital Library. He is the editorial director of the Newton Project and has written or edited a dozen books on various aspects of early modern intellectual history.
Kay Publications
(with E. Rose), ‘Thomas Gray as Reader and Writer of the Natural World’, in R. Abbott and E. Levinson (eds), Thomas Gray among the Disciplines (London: Routledge, 2025), pp. 278-315.
There will be two talks, with refreshments break in between.
Talk 1. Life, Letters and Work;
Talk 2. Gray’s writings.
The event will be held at the Church of St Michael at the North Gate, Oxford.
- For those unable to attend who wish to watch online or recordings later, links will be sent to ‘online’ ticket holders
- We only record the talks themselves, and not associated Q&As, discussions, or images of the live audience.
Tickets will be on sale here in due course, for Attendance in person and Online/recording access.