You are invited to our Cultural Heritage Management Seminar Series 8. This online talk on April 10 2025 at 7.00 pm (Greek time), 5 pm (Irish time) is given by Professor Andy Murphy (School of English, Trinity College Dublin) on "Shakespeare and the Construction of Culture in Eighteenth-century Dublin",

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Abstract:  

In 1762, James Caulfeild, the first Earl of Charlemont, commissioned a grand new house in central Dublin. Charlemont House was one of the jewels of eighteenth-century Irish architecture, but, for Caulfeild, the core of the building was an extensive library at the rear of the property, which ultimately would hold more than 8,000 books and manuscripts. The establishment of the library can be seen as being part of an attempt on Caulfeild’s part to establish a centre of culture in Ireland. One of the jewels in the crown of the collection was a set of early Shakespeare editions – including a fine copy of the 1623 First Folio -- which Charlemont acquired with the help of the noted London-based Irish Shakespearean, Edmond Malone. This seminar will track the history of the Charlemont library, noting the way in which Caulfeild’s project was driven by Enlightenment ideas and the politics of the contemporary Patriot movement.

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