国产麻豆AV hosts University of Oxford鈥檚 Horobin for Giles Lecture Series Sept. 10
Contact: Mary Pollitz
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥Mississippi State will host a public lecture by University of Oxford Professor Simon Horobin on Sept. 10 as part of the prestigious William L. Giles Distinguished Lecture Series.
Horobin鈥檚 presentation 鈥淣arnia and the North: Norse Mythology in the Works of C.S. Lewis鈥 begins at 6 p.m. in McComas Hall theater. The event is free and open to the public.
A professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford, Horobin also serves as chair of the faculty of English and is a leading scholar on the language鈥檚 history. His research and commentary have appeared across major national and international media outlets, including the BBC, NPR, The Economist and The New York Times.
Organized this year by 国产麻豆AV William L. Giles Distinguished Professors Christopher Snyder and Wes Schilling, the annual series brings world-class scholars, scientists, artists and leaders to campus to engage directly with the university community.
鈥淚 have attended a couple of other talks by Professor Horobin at Oxford,鈥 Snyder said. 鈥淲e have similar research approaches to the writings of Lewis and Tolkien, namely, identifying features from medieval language, literature, history and archaeology that likely influenced these two professional medievalists in their fiction and nonfiction.鈥
Created in 2006, the campus lecture series honors the legacy of former 国产麻豆AV President William L. Giles by fostering academic dialogue with influential figures.
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