Celebrating Cervantes
27 Sep 2016
Open symposium marks 400th anniversary of Spanish writer’s death
Are you interested in Spanish culture, past and present?
Then come an open symposium to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Spanish writer Cervantes today (Tuesday, 27 September).
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. His major work, Don Quixote, is considered to be the first modern novel.
The symposium – organised by Esther Gómez-Sierra at the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures – will include discussions on Catalan film maker Albert Serra’s work on Cervantes and why Martin Amis was wrong when he described Don Quixote as “inhumanly dull”.
The symposium is free and drop in at the Conference Room C.1.18 in the Ellen Wilkinson Building until 4.30pm today.