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Gregory Dickson Susan S. MacNiven Lawrence W. Markort

MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION CONVENTION SUPPLEMENT

MEWS OF LAWRENCE DURRELL THE LAXREKC3 DTORELL SOCIETY

Lawrence D-drrell has finished the fifth The beginnings of t:ie Lawrence Durrall volume of what is becoming kr.ovn a? the Society date back to Se.?cen-ber 1977 when Aviqron Quintet. Cuirix, or The Ripper's the first nmiiber of Deus Loci: The 'Yale is scheduled to appear in the U. K. -Lawrence Currell, X~ewslet-ter, edited by ?scar and Faber) in May, and i-i the U. S. James A. Erighan and Ian S. XacNivei~, ap- (Vikii.9) in the Call. Durrell claims this t?. pared. Quarterly issues of ---.--Us'-is Loci, novel will prove to be his last. series of KLA Special Sessions on Durreli For the 18 November 1984 Telegraoh and his circle (one in 1978 and two in Sunday Maqazine-- (London), Durrell wrote 1980), and a conference devoted to Durrell It T~a?.ias in & French Forest," an article in April 1980 attracted others interes'ted about the chateau de Plaige near Dijon. in Durrell and led to the formal astab- Plaiqe was purchased in 1974 to be a lishment of the Society on 29 Oecember center for some of the Buddhist holy men 1980 in Houston, Texas, by unanimous vote who had f:.ed Tibet in 1950 when the of the twelve people present. Chinese invadec. Lawrence Durrell is the An XLA Special Session on figures re- head of a committee thst has been raising lated to Durrell was orqanized by Society funds to build a temple at Plaice; the new members in 1981. Two additional Darrell :;tructure will be an exact copy of the conferences in April 1982 and April 1984 rn.i.c,a,i^e -.--- ,-f 3an-,ye, the- =-'--& -^..JJ',:-L v-, - been spf::,~creG by the Secist-j ' LJ.-I,^L J^L..i.^i,*JL. t-cx'sle :; i--&C G to be built in Tibet during the eighth its formal inception. With Volume 5, ce:itury. Durrell has been heard to say Kumber 1 (September 1¡8.L) Deus Loci that he would -like to move to Plaige. Is changed its status from newsletter to hu about to retire to a lainasery? quarterly; and in May 1984 t.he Society be- During the fall Lawrence Durrell, gan The Lawrence Dur~ellSoc i-etv Ee~ss, Alfred ~erles, and David Gascoyne had a which functions as a newsletter of the reunion in Paris. There Surrell also sa- activities of the Society and its members. luted the appearance of the French trans- In the four years cince the Society has lation ~f his Constance (Gallimard) , the been established, its membership has 9rov.m third Quincunx novel, and the publication from 12 to 58. The ci?rrent officers are of a book about himself,Vladinir Volkoff's James 3.. Nichols, President; Nancy Lewis, --Lawrence Ie 14iqni fiaue : Essai s1r Lawrence Vice-president; Gregory Dickson, Secre- Durrell- e-5 le rowan relativiste (Julliard/ tary/treasurer. CALL FOR PAPERS FOR 1985 HLA CONVENTION ON MIRACLE GROUND IV

Carol Marshall Feirce is proposing a We invite participation in 0:G IV: The Soecial Session on Lawrence Durrell's re- Fourth International Lawrence Durrell Con- gently corr.oleVed hvignon Quintet (Konsieur, ference, a two-day meeting to be held -Livia, Cons-cance, --Sebastian, -Quinx) £0 curing April 1986 at Pennsylvania State the MLA Convention of 1985. If you would University. This is a particularly excit- like to take part in deliberations on the ing time to be discussing Durrell, sirxe Quincunx, send a proposal to Professor he has just completed what he claims will Peirce at the Departnent of English, Uni- be his last major work. Possible topic versity cf Baltimore, 1420 North Charles areas for papers, panel discussions, and Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 by 15 lectures include anything dealing with the March 1985. Quincunx (The Avivon Quintet): language, style, themes, symbolism, structure, in- fluence studies, and comparisons; the Quincunx and The Alexandriz Quart*: de- velopmental studies and comparisons; Durrell and Western Culture; Durrell and OK MIPACLE GROUND 111 Eastern Religions; Durrell, the Templars, the Cathars , the Gnostics; comparisons be- Twenty-nine speakers from Australia, tween Durrell and Modernist or contempo- Canada, and the U. S. discussed many as- rary writers; Durrell and the Invert in pacts of Laurence Durrell's creative life Fiction; Research on Durrell: The Graduate at the Third International Lawrence Student Perspective (participation limited Durrell Conference, which met 13-14 April to scholars who have not yet received the f984 at i~luskincpm College, New Concord, Ph.D.). We are looking for suggestions: 0-110. A unique ?reduction of Durrell's An anyon's wishing to propose a topic or wish- Irish Justus was staged by the ~uskin~ur"> inq to chair a session should send in a Collage Theatre. Except for Faustus, the proposal. All communications should be characters were portrayed by oversized addressed to Michael H. Begnal, Department two-dimensional puppets--a highly success- of English, Pennsylvania State University, ful ;nethod. The second evening the 117 iiurrowes Building, University Park, speakers and audience enjoyed a convivial Pennsylvania 16802. Those received and banquet, and on the morning of the 15th a accepted by 30 January will be included in champagne breakfast and Society reeling the Call for Papers currently in prepara- completed the weekend of Durrellian tion. Potential narticipants are encour- activities. aged to submit proposals through the end of 1985.

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Membership in the Laurence Durrell Society at $7.50 per year entitles you to four issues of Deus Loci: The Lawrence Durrell Quarterly and two numbers (plus occasional supplementary issues) of the -LDS Herald. It also puts you in touch with a group of people who are interested and active in Durrell and Durrell-related studies and who emcy this vocation or avocation. We are a friendly Society, and u 2'1 L'.LS,-L..~ <.it. ?i-~~:-iiSyzicii Jtesbions anE Durrell conferences are socially as well as intellectually stimulating. Join us!

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I want to join the Society. Enclosed is my check (made out to the Lawrence Durrell Society) for the $7.50 annual dues. MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOCIETY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS: Put me on the Lawrence Durrell Society mailing list for information about future Society activities. Send me information regarding On Miracle Ground IV: The Fourth Interna- tional Lawrence Durrell Conference, which will take place Spring 1986 -- at Pennsylvania State University.

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