'Poetry and memory: investigating the value of the memorised poem'

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• Dr Debbie Pullinger, Junior Research Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge
• Wednesday 03 May 2017, 13:00-14:00
• Combination Room, Wolfson College.

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This talk is open to the public and may be podcast

For centuries, memorisation and recitation were vital modes through which poems were experienced. Mixed reactions to their reinstatement on the UK school curriculum indicate how much has changed. But does memorisation have any value? The findings of the Poetry and Memory Project offer some fascinating answers to this question – as well as revealing which poems the UK has at its heart.

This talk is part of the Wolfson College Lunchtime Seminar Series - Wednesdays of Full Term series.

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