Several hundred FIDE members have attended FIDE’s international congresses at Jesus College, Oxford. In 1971, the college celebrated its 400th anniversary. Douglas Cleverdon, a well-known BBC Producer, wrote a play for the Quatercentenary.
THE JESUS QUATERCENTENARY MISCELLANY
CHRISTOPHER MUTTUKUMARU (1970, JURISPRUDENCE)
When the college celebrated its 450th anniversary in 2021, Christopher Muttukumaru was invited to write an article about the Quatercentenary play. The play was partly history recounting the life and times of the college (including the Great Fire in 1971 and its many prominent alumni like Lawrence of Arabia) and partly biography. Cleverdon was a friend of Dylan Thomas and produced Thomas’ famous dramatic poem Under Milk Wood for its world premiere.
You will find Christopher’s article in the following paper, pages 55-59.
CHAUCER – A EUROPEAN LIFE
MARION TURNER, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND TUTORIAL FELLOW IN ENGLISH
In the same journal, at pages 16-17, you will find an article about Geoffrey Chaucer. At the time of writing, Marion Turner was Associate Professor at Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus. She is now JRR Tolkien Professor of English Language and Literature at the university. The article is partly based on her book “Chaucer- a European Life”. He is widely thought to be a father of English Literature, writing the Canterbury Tales in the 14th century. But his work was also influenced by his encounters with Petrarch, Dante and Boccaccio
