13 February 2012
LRB Winter Lectures 2012
The Editors
Neal Ascherson will give the first of the LRB Winter Lectures at the British Museum on Friday 2 March, on 'Europe':
Europe is a monster (monstro simile, as they said of the Holy Roman Empire) and a mutant, a creature in its substance unlike the kingdoms and empires and states which preceded it. It's a sponge, indeterminate in outline, soft in texture, absorbing incomers and diffusing wealth and culture. How can it survive?
You can book tickets here.
Comments
Sounds rather like every other kingdom and empire and state that preceded it.