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Great Writers Inspire

John Milton

Dr Anna Beer shares a few short extracts of Milton's poem Lycidas and discusses what they show about Milton's very special qualities as a writer.
Great Writers Inspire

The Lure of the East: the Oriental and Philosophical Tale in Eighteenth-Century England

Professor Ros Ballaster discusses the objectives of oriental tales published in the second half of the 18th Century which use the sheer power of storytelling to conjure up alternative worlds.
Great Writers Inspire

Only Collect: An Introduction to the World of the Poetic Miscellany

Dr Abigail Williams, Director of the Digital Miscellanies Index, explains how these popular collections of poetry designed to suit contemporary tastes were used in the 18th Century.
Great Writers Inspire

Why Dickens?

Dr Robert Douglas-Fairhurst talks of Dickens' life and influences and why these have made his works so popular.
D.H. Lawrence

DH Lawrence 5. The Alps

Catherine Brown gives the fifth lecture in the DH Lawrence series.
D.H. Lawrence

DH Lawrence 4. The World at Large

Catherine Brown gives the fourth lecture in the DH Lawrence series.
D.H. Lawrence

DH Lawrence 3. Christianity

Catherine Brown gives the third lecture in the DH Lawrence series.
Wolfson College Podcasts

The closest exit may be behind you

The British-Libyan author Hisham Matar describes to a packed audience at Wolfson College the 'existential crisis' at the heart of contemporary Libyan national identity. The talk is introduced by Hermione Lee.
Approaching Shakespeare

King Lear

Showing how generations of critics - and Shakespeare himself - have rewritten the ending of King Lear, this sixteenth Approaching Shakespeare lecture engages with the question of tragedy and why it gives pleasure.
D.H. Lawrence

DH Lawrence 2. Humour

Catherine Brown gives the second lecture in the DH Lawrence series.
D.H. Lawrence

DH Lawrence 1. Consciousness

Catherine Brown gives her first lecture in the D.H. Lawrence series.
Approaching Shakespeare

King John

At the heart of King John is the death of his rival Arthur: this fifteenth lecture in the Approaching Shakespeare series looks at the ways history and legitimacy are complicated in this plotline.
Great Writers Inspire

J.M. Coetzee

Professor Peter McDonald gives a talk on the work of South African Nobel Laureate, J.M. Coetzee.
Great Writers Inspire

Olive Schreiner

Professor Elleke Boehmer gives a talk on Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), the South African novelist, pioneering feminist, and anti-imperialist polemicist.
Great Writers Inspire

Katherine Mansfield and Rhythm Magazine

Dr Faith Binckes explains why modernist short story writer and critic Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) is a great writer, highlighting her involvement with the 1911-1913 periodical Rhythm, edited by her second husband John Middleton Murry.
Great Writers Inspire

George Eliot - A Very Large Brain

Dr Catherine Brown gives a talk on George Eliot and her influences.
Great Writers Inspire

William Blake

Dr David Fallon introduces the poetry, painting, and engraving of William Blake, focusing on the imaginative and visionary aspects of Blake's work and his desire to break the publics 'mind-forg'd manacles'.
Great Writers Inspire

18th Century Labouring Class Poetry

Dr Jennifer Batt gives a talk on Stephen Duck, one of the 18th Century labouring-class poets.
Great Writers Inspire

Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing

Dr Abigail Williams gives a talk on Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing.
Great Writers Inspire

Beowulf

Dr Francis Leneghan gives a talk on Beowulf, one of the most important works in Anglo-Saxon literature.

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