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CALL FOR PAPERS BYRON: HERITAGE AND LEGACY THE XXVIIth INTERNATIONAL BYRON CONFERENCE 4-13 AUGUST 2001 This major, ten-day International Byron Conference, sponsored by The Byron Society of America and the University of Delaware, will be held at the following locations: 4-6 August--Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 6-9 August--New York City 9-13 August--University of Delaware, Newark, DE The Conference Committee calls for papers on the literary and historical and cultural influences on Byron and his works, as well as the influence the poet and his works had on subsequent literature and history and culture. Speakers may take various approaches to this theme on "HERITAGE AND LEGACY," but the committee encourages new scholarship addressing Byron's pivotal position in literary and cultural history--how Byron's own heritage shaped his works and/or how Byron's legacy has shaped the post-Romantic world. The Committee seeks papers of approximately 20-25 minutes for the conference, the length allowing ample time for discussion after the delivery of three papers in each two-hour session. We also would entertain proposals for panel discussions, in which five or six participants could deliver 5-minute papers as a prelude to discussion among the panelists and with the audience. Although most of the papers will be delivered at the University of Delaware, some papers will be offered in Boston and New York City. In all venues, we hope to run single rather than concurrent sessions. Papers of 8-9 pages or abstracts of 500 words or suggestions for panels should be sent to the address below, no later than 1 March 2001. The Conference Committee will select the papers for the program by 1 April, and speakers will be offered an honorarium and/or be reimbursed some travel expenses for their participation. Because there will be speakers from a number of foreign countries, The Byron Society of America and the University of Delaware are currently raising additional funds to increase the honoraria and/or reimbursement for those traveling internationally. The plenary lecture at the University of Delaware will be delivered by Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, whose Touched with Fire: Manic-depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament (1993) contained a major and influential chapter on Byron. By the beginning of February, a full schedule of events in Boston, New York, and Delaware will be published. Conference participants, for example, will have both receptions and exhibitions at the Houghton Library at Harvard, at the Foundation for Hellenic Culture in New York City, and at The Byron Society Collection at the University of Delaware. Many other events are being planned. The Byron Society of America will provide air-conditioned coach transportation from Boston to New York to Delaware. Please submit papers, abstracts, proposals, and inquiries to Professor Charles E. Robinson The Byron Society of America c/o Department of English University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716-2537 USA Phone: 302-831-3654; Fax: 302-831-1586; Email: [log in to unmask] Papers or abstracts or proposals may be sent as email attachments and/or pasted into the body of email messages. ********************************************************* British Association for Romantic Studies To advertise Romantic literature conferences, publications, jobs, or other events that the BARS members would be interested in, please contact Sharon Ruston <[log in to unmask]> or Fiona Price <[log in to unmask]>. Also use these addresses to register any change in your e-mail address, or to be removed from the list. Messages are held in archives, along with other information about the Mailbase at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/bars.html *********************************************************