14th International Milton Symposium

21-25 June, 2027 | Károli Gáspár University | Budapest

"Behold now this vast City: a City of refuge, the mansion house of liberty..." Areopagitica

About the Conference

We are excited to announce that the Fourteenth International Milton Symposium will be held at Károli Gáspár University, Budapest, Hungary, 21–25 June, 2027. The Institute of English Studies at KGU is proud to provide a wide platform for intellectual exchange for Milton scholars from all over the world.

Confirmed plenary speakers:

Hugh Adlington, Amrita Dhar, Mirosława Hanusiewicz-Lavallee, James Nohrnberg, Reginald A. Wilburn

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We are pleased to announce that the conference has received the “Mecenatúra” grant of the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office, which makes it possible to organize the event without charging registration fees to delegates. We hope this will be an inspiring feature of the symposium to everybody, especially overseas scholars and PhD students. 

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Budapest is a beautiful, culturally exciting, historic city on the Danube featuring stunning architecture, rich art collections, a world class music scene and all the pleasures of city life. KGU is located in the very centre, a short walk away from major sights and attractions. Our campus provides friendly and representative communal spaces as well as variety of classrooms fitted with cutting-edge IT equipment. The area around the university offers a wide array of accommodations and countless restaurants, bars, and cafés to satisfy all preferences and budgets.

Call for Papers

The IMS Standing Committee welcomes papers in all areas of Milton Studies. Possible session topics include, but are not limited to

  • Milton and languages
  • Milton and translation
  • Milton and the new challenges of textual scholarship
  • Milton in the digital age
  • Milton and education
  • Milton and the classics
  • Milton between East and West
  • Milton and East-Central European epic
  • Milton and reception
  • Milton and animal studies
  • Milton and natural philosophy
  • Milton and politics
  • Milton and authoritarianism
  • Milton and revolution
  • Milton and toleration
  • Milton and theology

Please submit your proposals for papers by 15 November 2026.

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Contact

All inquiries should be directed to ims14@kre.hu.