The Traherne Online Research Network's Seminar Programme for the academic year 2026-27 is now available:
Thursday 15 October 2026, 5.00 p.m. London time (BST): Professor Susannah Mintz, Skidmore College, ‘Traherne and Grief’
Thursday 19 November 2026, 5.00 p.m. London time (GMT): Dr Angela Balla, University of Alabama in Huntsville, leads a Traherne Reading Group discussion of the article on ‘Human Abilitie’ from Commentaries of Heaven. A PDF file of the text will be distributed in advance to participants.
Thursday 4 February 2027, 5.00 p.m. London time (GMT): Dr Jill Robson, independent scholar, ‘John Aubrey and Traherne: A Second Look’
Thursday 22 April 2027, 5.00 p.m. London time (BST): Professor Alison Shell, University College London, ‘Traherne’s Anti-Catholic Satire’
Thursday 20 May 2027, 5.00 p.m. London time (BST): Professor Christopher Hodgkins, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, ‘"Childhood is Health": Herbert and Traherne on Infancy’
The papers are followed by ample time for discussion, and meetings last for 1 hour.
New members of the network are welcome; you do not have to be an academic researcher to attend talks. To join the mailing list or receive the Zoom link for the seminar, please contact Dr Julia Smith at julia.smith@ell.ox.ac.uk.
