Experts in the literature, history, geography, and archaeology of 16th- and 17th-century Britain examine four key geographic sites—body, house, neighborhood, and region—to illuminate the important spatial structures and concepts that define the early modern engagement with the world. The conference was held at The Huntington on Oct. 14–15, 2016.
Christopher Highley from Ohio State University delivers a talk titled “‘Our little state in the Blackfriars’: Neighbourhood and Identity in a London L...
Frances Dolan from University of California, Davis, delivers a talk titled “Hedges.” This talk was included in the session titled “Neighbourhood.” Par...
Dan Beaver from Pennsylvania State University delivers a talk titled “Politics or Perish?: Neighbourliness and ‘maleficium’ on the Atlantic Margins.” ...
John M. Adrian from University of Virginia’s College at Wise delivers a talk titled “Archbishop Parker, Canterbury, and the Practice of Hospitality in...
Andrew McRae from University of Exeter delivers a talk titled “The Beauty of Woods in 17th-century England.” This talk was included in the session tit...
Stuart Elden from University of Warwick delivers a talk titled “Denmark, Norway, Poland: Regional Geopolitics in ‘Hamlet.’” This talk was included in ...
Steve Hindle from The Huntington welcomes participants and attendees to “Early Modern Literary Geographies,” a conference held at The Huntington Oct. ...
Tiffany Stern from Royal Holloway, University of London, delivers a talk titled “Houses in the Playhouse.” This talk was included in the session title...
Julie Sanders from Newcastle University and Garrett A. Sullivan, Jr., from Pennsylvania State University deliver the opening remarks for “Early Modern...
Mary Floyd-Wilson from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, delivers a talk titled “‘When thou hast stolen away from fairy land’: The Habitation...