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Vernon Lee, Aesthetics & Empathy: Conference in Cambridge, 12-13 September 2022

Posted on 11/09/2022 by geoffroysophie

Dear Vernon Lee friends, Don’t miss tomorrow’s important conference on Vernon Lee’s philosophy of art and empathy, organised by Derek Matravers and Sally Blackburn-Daniels! Conference Programme 12th September 09:00     Tea and Coffee 09:30     Welcome 09:40     Jesse Prinz: ‘Is Aesthetic Experience … Continue reading →

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A Summer with Vernon Lee : 28-31 August 2022 at Villa Il Palmerino

Posted on 18/08/2022 by geoffroysophie

Dear friends and readers, we are delighted to announce the series of events organised by the Associazione Culturale Il Palmerino. Scheduled on August 28, 29, 30 and 31: IN VERNON LEE’S NAME will present a series of artistic and creative … Continue reading →

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An update on publications

Posted on 20/06/2022 by geoffroysophie

Bibliography 2020-2022 The Sibyl and the International Vernon Lee Society have always worked at promoting and disseminating information about works, events and links about Vernon Lee and her circle. We are grateful to Sally for compiling the present bibliography, and … Continue reading →

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“La femme, lorsqu’elle sera la sœur véritable de l’homme, saura comme lui se développer par le bonheur, par tous les côtés de l’expérience humaine” (Vernon Lee)

Posted on 08/03/2022 by geoffroysophie

Chères lectrices, chers lecteurs, les Droits des Femmes sont à l’honneur aujourd’hui, 8 mars. Dans le monde entier, de Paris à Florence, de Kiev, à Kaboul, New York, Londres, Tripoli ou Beyrouth, Varsovie ou Dublin… on célèbre les femmes et … Continue reading →

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Вільні Спірти розуміють один одного, об’єднуються через кордони / Free spirits understand each other, unite across borders (Vernon Lee July 18, 1934)

Posted on 01/03/2022 by geoffroysophie

Dear readers, Шановні читачі, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine left me literally speechless these days. History tests our humanist, pacifist, idealistic convictions by placing us in a situation analogous to that of our parents or grandparents who, in their lifetime, experienced … Continue reading →

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« Les esprits libres se comprennent, s’unissent par-dessus les frontières » (Vernon Lee, 18 Juillet 1934)

Posted on 28/02/2022 by geoffroysophie

Chers lecteurs, l’invasion de l’Ukraine par la Russie et ses conséquences humaines m’ont laissée littéralement sans voix ces jours-ci. L’Histoire met à l’épreuve nos convictions humanistes, pacifistes, idéalistes en nous plaçant dans une situation analogue à celle de nos parents … Continue reading →

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In memoriam: Vernon Lee, 13 February 1935

Posted on 13/02/2022 by geoffroysophie

87 years ago, Violet Paget passed away at her Villa Il Palmerino in Florence. The painter Berthe Noufflard, whose beautiful portraits of Vernon Lee truly deserve a public exhibition, and who was “Miss Paget’s” friend over the last ten years … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Vernon Lee, Aesthetics and Empathy, Cambridge, 12-13 September 2022

Posted on 26/01/2022 by geoffroysophie

We are delighted to share the organisers’ Call for Papers of a Conference on Vernon Lee’s aesthetics, to be held on at Churchill College, Cambridge on the 12th and 13th September 2022, which is to be held in person unless … Continue reading →

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Peace and Goodwill for a Happy New Year: the Golden Keys

Posted on 03/01/2022 by geoffroysophie

The Genius Loci is that portion of nations and civilisations which, while it speaks aloud in their philosophy and poetry and music, and is written clearly in the shapes of their buildings, addresses itself to the initiate minds in their … Continue reading →

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“Perhaps because it was Christmas Eve…”

Posted on 24/12/2021 by geoffroysophie

Dear readers, Chers amis de Vernon Lee, with this charming piece from Vernon Lee’s collection Hortus Vitae, we wish you all a merry Christmas! avec ce charmant texte extrait du recueil de Vernon Lee Hortus Vitae nous vous souhaitons un … Continue reading →

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