[Milton-L] History is made in Denmark

[Ann Torday Gulden]

This weekend saw the first complete reading aloud of Paradise Lost at 
the University of Copenhagen, Amager. Having arranged such readings 
several times in Oslo I was invited to talk about Eve's Dinner-Party and 
be there for the reading, which was the best I have experienced since 
the readers had really practiced their 'portions' beforehand. We had 
homegrown apples off the tree ( Coxes do grow in Copenhagen) and used 
the student canteen , which was a comfortable alternative to the usual 
classroom. There were about 25 present: friends, family, colleagues and 
students, a good mix. The reading lasted 11 1/2 hours.

Additionally,  the head of the International School in Copenhagen had 
put on the whole of Bk IX using masks at the Edinburgh festival, and was 
present on Saturday to help read, which gave the occasion a real lift. 
The academic head of the English dept. at the university, Prof. Charles 
Lock,  sent the following self-penned poem  afterwards, entitled 
Afterthanks:

     If more I wrote, in prose or rhyme, the verse
     In rhythm blank to tell would far exceed
     The need, brief as such message ought to be
     When not by archangelic tongue pronounced.
-- 

Ann Torday Gulden Dr. Art.
Associate Professor
Project Coordinator, English for Academic Purposes
Faculty of Health Sciences
Oslo University College
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