Presented By: Office of the President
The Royal Shakespeare Company/U-M Creative Project
The Bible as Literature: Discussion
The Bible as Literature: discussion with RSC director Greg Doran, playwright David Edgar, and Ralph Williams:
A discussion of the translation of Biblical texts with RSC director Greg Doran, U-M professor Ralph Williams, and playwright David Edgar, who has written for the RSC a new play, Written on the Heart, based on Lancelot Andrewes's role in the translation of the King James Version of the Bible. Open to the public. NOTE: Papyrus fragment of the mid-second century to the King James (1611) Version of the Bible will be on display. The artifacts are from the University of Michigan Library's special collections.
A discussion of the translation of Biblical texts with RSC director Greg Doran, U-M professor Ralph Williams, and playwright David Edgar, who has written for the RSC a new play, Written on the Heart, based on Lancelot Andrewes's role in the translation of the King James Version of the Bible. Open to the public. NOTE: Papyrus fragment of the mid-second century to the King James (1611) Version of the Bible will be on display. The artifacts are from the University of Michigan Library's special collections.