William Shakespeare’s influence on the Arab World will be highlighting by a leading academic at a public lecture.

Professor Bryan Loughery, a special guest of The British University in Dubai (BUiD), will be discussing “Arabesque: Shakespeare in Arabia”. Loughery has set himself the ambitious task of explaining how a country boy from Stratford-Upon-Avon authored works for the entire world, including the UAE.

“It’s a tale of trade, empire and globalisation, linking the Yemen, the Great Mughal, Arabic versions of the Bard, and performances of Twelfth Night in Doha,” said Loughery. “Shakespeare is unique in that his work appears to influence and rise above the needs of particular eras, cultures and languages.”

Director of Oakleigh International management consultants Dr Loughery first proposed some of these ideas to the most recent World Shakespeare Congress. He is keen to discuss the Bard’s relevance to the GCC region, bringing a novel and subtle theme to the development of a knowledge economy in the UAE.

“This is mind-expanding material and a chance to hear just how much we owe to Shakespeare, credited by eminent critic Harold Bloom with the ‘invention of the human’,” said senior lecturer in Management at the Faculty of Education, BUiD, Dr Clifton Chadwick.

The lecture is scheduled to take place on January 14 at the BUiD auditorium, starting at 6:00 pm. All are welcome to attend. – TradeArabia News Service