Law & Literature • “Folly, Madness, Nothing: The Homelessness of King Lear” with Marc Conner

In its unparalleled run of 23 years, the Alumni College's Law and Literature Weekend Seminar has relied on a highly effective model: gathering professors and participants to study a single work of literature from legal, ethical, and literary perspectives. The results can be exhilarating. Each fall, the School of Law chooses a compelling text, assembles a team of professors, invites participants to Lexington, and clears the way for a unique sharing of ideas and responses.

The 2016 program will focus on William Shakespeare's King Lear. We all know that Shakespeare is the greatest playwright in the English language. But Shakespeare's powerful intellect also places him among our most profound thinkers on issues of justice, law, punishment, and history.

Interim Provost and Jo and James Ballengee Professor of English Marc Conner will present his talk, “Folly, Madness, Nothing: The Homelessness of King Lear”