S T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y Reflection in the cotswolds June 21 to 29, 2014 a program of the stanford alumni association
When T.S. Eliot first toured the gardens at Burnt Norton in England s Cotswolds in 1934, he is said to have experienced such a moment of bliss that he was moved to write what later became the first of the four poems comprising Four Quartets. Today, visitors can reflect on Eliot s masterpiece, and his impact on modern poetry, in the same setting that once inspired him. Join us on this exclusive week-long retreat at the Burnt Norton Centre for the Literary Arts, located just two miles from our lodgings in the charming village of Chipping Campden. With emeritus professor of English, William M. Chace, gather with fellow intellectuals to share ideas about poetry, the imagination and the relationship of locale to creativity. BRETT S. ThOMPSON, 83, DIRECTOR, STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY HIDCOTE MANOR Highlights L A from renowned literary scholar William M. Chace in the idyllic setting of the Burnt Norton Centre near Chipping Campden, England. COVER: BURNT NORTON to nearby Stratford-upon-Avon and witness the best of British theater at a performance by the Royal Shakespeare Company. X the hallowed hallways of Oxford University with a day trip and lunch in the noble hall of Exeter College. THE COTSWOLDS
U NITED K INGDOM Chipping Campden T h e C o t s w o l d s Stratford-upon-Avon Burnt Norton Centre Oxford London UNI KING Lond Itinerary SATURDAY, JUNE 21 DEPART U.S. / LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM Depart the U.S. on overnight international flights to London. SUNDAY, JUNE 22 LONDON / CHIPPING CAMPDEN Upon arrival in London, transfer to Chipping Campden, a picturesque village in the Cotswolds that was once a prosperous wool-trading town in the Middle Ages. Check in to our hotel located in a charming 18thcentury townhouse in the heart of the town. Gather this evening for a welcome reception. ThE KINGS hotel MONDAY, JUNE 23 BURNT NORTON After breakfast at our hotel, transfer to the nearby Burnt Norton Centre for the Literary Arts, our intellectual home base for the week, where we begin our educational program in earnest. After an orientation and tour of the estate s scenic grounds and gardens, enjoy our first lecture session. This afternoon, gather for high tea with the Earl and Countess of Harrowby, whose family has owned Burnt Norton for 260 years. Return to Chipping Campden where dinner and the evening are at leisure. ThE KINGS hotel (B,L) TUESDAY, JUNE 24 OXFORD Enjoy a full-day tour to Oxford University, about an hour s drive from Chipping Campden. Begin with a visit to the famed Ashmolean Museum with its extensive collection of art and archaeological items. Enjoy lunch in the stunning dining hall of Exeter College, then embark on a walking tour of Oxford, with stops at historic monuments, buildings and select colleges. After tea at the Stanford University Centre in Oxford, return to Chipping Campden for an independent evening. ThE KINGS hotel (B,L) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 BURNT NORTON / COTSWOLDS Return to the Burnt Norton Centre for a morning lecture program. After lunch at the Centre, enjoy an afternoon excursion to some of the Cotswolds most famous gardens. Begin at Hidcote Manor with its extraordinary Arts andcrafts garden, created by the American horticulturalist Major Lawrence Johnston, Hidcote s colorful and intricately designed outdoor rooms feature a maze of pathways, magnificent vistas and exotic flowers. Continue to nearby Kiftsgate Court Gardens, spectacularly set on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment. The gardens were established by Johnston s lifelong friend, Heather Muir, and developed by two successive generations of women gardeners. Return to Chipping Campden for an independent evening. ThE KINGS hotel (B,L) THURSDAY, JUNE 26 STRATFORD- UPON-AVON Travel to nearby Stratfordupon-Avon for a British theater experience. Enjoy a walking tour of the town, including a visit to William Shakespeare s birthplace and burial site. After lunch at a local pub, delight in a matinee performance of Henry IV, Part 2, by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Return to Chipping Campden in the late afternoon. ThE KINGS hotel (B,L)
on TED DOM OVER NORTON HOUSE PRIOR TO 1741 FRIDAY, JUNE 27 COTSWOLDS / BURNT NORTON This morning visit a nearby farm in the Cotswolds countryside and enjoy a natural history ramble with a local farmer. Learn about the farm, the history of the Cotswolds, and the wildlife and plants that call the area home. Continue to the Burnt Norton Centre for our lecture program and lunch. Late this afternoon, return to Chipping Campden and discover the unique history of this town on a walking tour, concluding with a special wine reception at the Court Barn Museum, which celebrates the guilds and craftsmen who worked here in the early part of the 20th century. ThE KINGS hotel (B,L) SATURDAY, JUNE 28 BURNT NORTON Enjoy a morning at leisure before returning to the Burnt Norton Centre in the afternoon for the conclusion of our educational program. This evening, gather at our hotel for a farewell reception and dinner. ThE KINGS hotel (B,D) SUNDAY, JUNE 29 CHIPPING CAMPDEN / LONDON / U.S. After breakfast at our hotel, transfer to London and board return flights to the U.S. (B) BURNT NORTON The intellectual centerpiece of our program, the Burnt Norton Centre for the Literary Arts lies at the heart of a 1,700-acre estate, comprised of extensive gardens, old orchards and woodland. The property was acquired by an ancestor of the present Earl of Harrowby in 1753 and has remained in the family s ownership for 260 years. The oldest part of the building, originally a large stone-built Jacobean Cotswold farmhouse, dates from 1620 and has been considerably enlarged since then. This makes for a fascinating mix of architectural styles, including an Arts and Crafts extension in the early 1900s. The name Burnt Norton derives from the total destruction by fire in 1741 of the original Over Norton House (pictured above), a magnificent early 18th-century Palladian-style mansion that stood adjacent to the surviving Norton farmhouse. What remains of Over Norton House today are the garden layout, its terracing and staircases, and a ruined baroque temple hidden in the woods above the lawns. T.S. ELIOT Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888 1965) is well known today as a distinguished poet, essayist, playwright, literary and social critic, and publisher. Born in the U.S., he moved to England in his mid-20s and became a British citizen in 1927. His seminal poem, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1915), won international acclaim as a masterpiece of the Modernist movement. This was followed by some of the most influential poems in the English language, including The Waste Land (1922), The Hollow Men (1925), Ash Wednesday (1930) and Four Quartets (1943), of which Burnt Norton is the first of four long poems. He worked as a director at the publishing firm Faber and Faber, where he helped to publish the works of other important English poets such as W.H. Auden and Stephen Spender. Eliot was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
CHIPPING CAMPDEN Trip Information Dates June 21 to 29, 2014 (9 days) size Limited to 25 participants Cost* $7,295 per person, double occupancy $8,295 per person, single occupancy *Association nonmembers add $200 per person included 7 nights of hotel accommodations at The Kings Hotel in Chipping Campden 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 1 dinner Welcome and farewell receptions Bottled water on excursions Gratuities to porters, guides and drivers for all group activities All tours and excursions as described in the itinerary Group transfers and baggage handling on program arrival and departure days Minimal medical, accident and evacuation insurance Educational program at the Burnt Norton Centre for the Literary Arts with lecture series and pre-departure materials, including recommended reading list, selected books, map and travel information Services of our professional tour manager to assist you throughout the program not included International and U.S. domestic airfare Passport and visa fees Immunization costs Meals and beverages other than those BURNT NORTON ESTATE specified as included Independent and private transfers Trip-cancellation/interruption and baggage insurance Excessbaggage charges Personal items such as internet access, telephone and fax calls, laundry and gratuities for nongroup services air arrangements International and U.S. domestic airfare is not included in the program cost. Round-trip, economy-class airfare from San Francisco to London is approximately $1,500 as of September 2013 and is subject to change without notice. What to expect This program is designed for those looking for a provocative and memorable intellectual travel experience. Throughout the week we will enjoy lectures, group discussions and time for reflection at the Burnt Norton Centre for the Literary Arts. On a few days, we will head out on excursions to tour the Cotswolds spectacular countryside and gardens, as well as sites in nearby towns and villages. Walking tours may involve up to three miles of walking, often in historic town centers, where roads are uneven or cobblestoned, or in centuriesold structures where stairs may be narrow and steep and elevators are not available. Participants should be physically fit, active and in good health. We welcome travelers 15 years of age and older on this program.
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The academic underpinnings of these trips can- not be matched. My travel with Stanford brings me a fuller understanding of the world. Diane Wara, 64 Faculty Leader When WILLIAM M. CHACE won a Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship to teach at Stillman College in Alabama, his experiences there confirmed his decision to become a teacher. Since then, he has taught at UC-Berkeley and Stanford University, where he spent 20 years on the faculty of the English department, before leaving to become president of Wesleyan and Emory universities. Professor Chace s lifelong passion for English and Irish authors and poets includes T.S. Eliot, James Joyce and W.B. Yeats. He is the author of many articles and books, including The Political Identities of Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot and One Hundred Semesters: My Adventures as a Student, Professor, and University President. Professor Chace has served as an advisor for the project to turn the Burnt Norton Centre for the Literary Arts into a comprehensive educational facility that would be available to scholars and students from around the world. During our program, Professor Chace will guide our discovery and examination of Eliot, his work and the sources of our own creativity. At Stanford: professor of English, 1968 1988; associate dean of humanities and sciences, 1982 1985; vice-provost for academic planning and development, 1985 1988 President, Emory University, 1994 2003; president, Wesleyan University, 1988 1994 BA, Haverford College, 1961; MA, 1963, and PhD, 1968, literature, UC-Berkeley S T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y Reservation Form Examining T.S. Eliot MR. / MRS. / MS. MISS / DR. / PROF. NAME AGE STANFORD CLASS MR. / MRS. / MS. MISS / DR. / PROF. NAME AGE STANFORD CLASS ADDRESS CITY / STATE / ZIP PHONE CELL / WORK / HOME EMAIL ADDRESS BED PREFERENCE: Twins Double SiGn UP OnLine! Here is my deposit of $ ($1,000 per person) for space(s). Enclosed is my check (payable to Stanford Alumni Association) OR Charge my deposit to my: Visa MasterCard American Express I/We have read the Terms and Conditions for the program and agree to them. SIGNATURE If this is a reservation for one person, please indicate: I wish to have single accommodations. OR I plan to share accommodations with: OR I d like to know about possible roommates. CARD # EXPIRATION DATE CARDHOLDER SIGNATURE DATE Mail completed form to address on mail panel or fax to (650) 725-8675 or place your deposit online at alumni.stanford.edu/trip?eliot2014. Submit your reservation only once to avoid multiple charges to your account. 11903
Stanford Travel/Study Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center 326 Galvez Street Stanford, CA 94305-6105 (650) 725-1093 Examining T.S. Eliot Reflection in the cotswolds June 21 to 29, 2014 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Stanford Alumni Association To look down into the drained pool./ Dry the pool, dry concrete, brown edged,/ And the pool was filled with water out of sunlight,/ And the lotus rose, quietly, quietly,/ The surface glittered out of the heart of light,/ And they were behind us, reflected in the pool. T.S. eliot, from BUrnT norton, Four Quartets S T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y DRY POOL AT BURNT NORTON