LMH Summer Lectures: Professor Judith Buchanan on '"This Wooden O": Shakespeare's Henry V'

This edition of the LMH Summer Lectures will feature speaker Professor Judith Buchanan, Master of St Peter's College, Oxford and a Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Professor Buchanan is a Shakespearean, with expertise in text and performance histories. 

'This Wooden O’: Shakespeare's Henry V

This talk examines the opening two scenes from Henry V as an illuminating example of how centrally transformed a text can be by the simplest of edits. Prof Buchanan will be seeking volunteers for moments of audience participation at intervals throughout the talk. No prior knowledge of the play is needed.

Prof Buchanan is a Shakespearean with expertise in text and performance histories. She is Master of St Peter’s College Oxford, Professor of English and a Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford. 

All members of the LMH community are warmly invited to come along to this lecture, which is part of an ongoing series throughout the summer.

If you have any questions about the lectures, please contact: emily.guerry@lmh.ox.ac.uk.

The LMH Summer Programmes team is delighted to offer an exciting series of lectures from field-leading scholars to our visiting students this summer.

In each instance, these will take place on Monday evenings from 17:15 – 18:30 in the Simpkins Lee Theatre, with a drinks reception to follow in the gardens.

All members of LMH – students, fellows, and staff – are warmly invited to join us.