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Creative Commons |
Smallpox in poetry |
Smallpox was rife in the eighteenth century, leaving its mark both on its sufferers, and on the literature of the period. This podcast explores its history in verse. |
Elizabeth Atkinson |
16 Sep 2013 |
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Creative Commons |
Mary Leapor |
Dr Jennifer Batt talks about Mary Leapor, an 18th Century kitchen maid who wrote accomplished verses and won accolades from literary society. |
Jennifer Batt |
27 Mar 2012 |
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Creative Commons |
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. |
Ros Ballaster |
13 Mar 2012 |