THE VIRGIL SOCIETY

The Virgil Society was founded in 1943, and its first President, the poet T.S. Eliot, delivered his ‘What is a Classic?’ as his Presidential Address in the following year. The purpose of the Society is to unite all those who cherish the central educational tradition of Western Europe. Of that tradition Virgil is the symbol. Membership is open to all those who are in sympathy, whether they read Latin or not.

There are normally about five meetings each year, held on Saturday afternoons at the Institute of Classical Studies, which is in the University of London’s Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. The speakers include both amateur and professional scholars, many of them Virgilians of international repute. Lectures are followed by refreshments, giving an opportunity to meet the speaker and other members of the Society. The lectures are published in full in the Proceedings of the Virgil Society, which also iclude some reviews of works relevant to Virgil. There is also an annual Newsletter.

For the Virgil Society webpage please click here