Speaking: Edinburgh Book Festival, 14 August 1995 [did not proceed]

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Series[UMA-SRE-20170009] SPEAKINGAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2017000900114Scope and ContentContains: Invitation and correspondence on proposed Greer participation in the Edinburgh Book Festival Meridien Debate on The Western Canon, 14/8/1995. The debate was scheduled to be with Harold Bloom, Colm Toibin, Carsten Jensen and Frank Kermode. Bloom withdrew and correspondence indicates Greer also subsequently withdrew. Includes pages 5-8 torn from programme, with Meridien debate entry on p.6. Correspondents: Carol Horne (for Germaine Greer); Sheelagh O'Grady, Picador; Victoria Scott, Aitken, Stone & Wylie; Shona Munro, Director, Edinburgh Book Festival; Laura Cumming, Producer Meridian, BBC World Service; Louisa Symington, Publicity Manager, Penguin UK. Subjects: Lectures and lecturing; Debates and debating; English literature--History and criticism; FestivalsAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2017.0009 Unit 0004

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CreatorGreer, GermaineRoleProvenance

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Date17 May 1995-11 August 1995

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Previous System ID2017.0009.00114

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Speaking: Edinburgh Book Festival, 14 August 1995 [did not proceed]