44^thYeats International Summer School

Sunday July 27 – Friday August 8, 2003, in Sligo, Ireland

·Students & poetry lovers of all ages – come to the ‘Yeats Country’!

· Lectures, seminars & workshops on many aspects of Yeats’s work

·There are no writing requirements at this school

·A full social program, including trips to country houses, scenic lakes, wild hilltops, archaeological sites, and other places of interest

Plans are still in progress, but already confirmed to lecture at the school are:

Helen Vendler (HarvardUniversity)

Robert Tracy (University of California, Berkeley)

Ann Saddlemyer (University of Toronto)

James Pethica(Williams College, Massachusetts)

Riana O’Dwyer(University College, Galway)

K.P.S. Jochum (Universitat Bamberg, Germany)

Richard Haslam (St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia)

Margaret Mills Harper (Georgia State University, & Institute of Irish Studies, Queen’s University, Belfast. Associate Director of YISS)

Maurice Harmon (University College Dublin)

Richard J. Finneran (University of Tennessee)

Anne Margaret Daniel (Princeton University, & The New School)

Kevin Barry (University College, Galway)

Jonathan Allison (University of Kentucky. Director of YISS)

·The ever-popular Sam McCready will conduct the Drama Workshop

·Readings – a leading poet will conduct a two-day Poetry Workshop

·Many musical and dramatic performances staged at Sligo’s famous Hawk’s Well Theatre

·If you cannot come for two weeks, one-week registration is possible

·Tuition fees are kept low, and comfortable lodgings are available

·Each student will receive an official certificate of attendance

·Academic credit from your home institution may be available

·Substantial financial support for needy students is available

Watch our website – www.yeats-sligo.com-- for further information

To receive a brochure, please write to:

The Secretary of the Yeats Society, Douglas Hyde Bridge, Sligo, Ireland.

Tel: +353 (0)71 42693Fax: +353 (0)71 42780Email: info@yeats-sligo.com

or

Dr. Jonathan Allison, Department of English, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY 40506, USATelephone 859-269-5024.Fax: 859-323-1072. jalliso@uky.edu