(April 6 2016) In 2016 will fall 400 years since the death of Shakespeare and Cervantes, while 2015 marked the 750th anniversary of Dante’s birth: taking a cue from these important anniversaries for the European and world culture, EUNIC – the association of cultural institutes of EU member states – brings together specialists who will discuss Dante Alighieri, Miguel de Cervantes, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, William Shakespeare and their favorite wines. The event – entitled “Wine and Poetry” – is Monday, April 25 (7 PM) at the Goethe Loft in Lyon: the event is sponsored by the Italian Institute of Culture, the Goethe Institut, Instituto Cervantes and the British Council. Cécile Le Lay, lecturer in Italian Language and Literature at the University Jean Moulin Lyon 3, will focus on the figure of Dante while to deal with Goethe et Cervantes will be Jean-Charles Margotton, professor emeritus at the University Lumière Lyon 2 and Philippe Meunier , professor and specialist in Spanish literature from the Golden Age at the University Lumière Lyon 2 (Red)
