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Creative Commons |
Oriental Tales and Their Influence |
Prof. Warner and Prof. Ballaster begin their conversation with Antoine Galland's translation into French from Arabic of the 'Alf Layla wa-Layla' as the first two volumes of 'Les Mille et Une Nuit' in the first decade of eighteenth century. |
Ros Ballaster, Marina Warner |
26 Mar 2013 |
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Creative Commons |
Chaucer |
Professor Daniel Wakelin discusses the work of Chaucer and explains how he was one of the first to use everyday spoken English as a literary language in the 14th Century. |
Daniel Wakelin |
17 Apr 2012 |
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Creative Commons |
Ezra Pound |
Dr Rebecca Beasley explains why we should read Pound, someone she considers as the central figure in early 20th Century poetry movements. |
Rebecca Beasley |
10 Apr 2012 |
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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 |
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Creative Commons |
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. |
Abigail Williams |
09 Mar 2012 |
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Creative Commons |
Why Dickens? |
Dr Robert Douglas-Fairhurst talks of Dickens' life and influences and why these have made his works so popular. |
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst |
02 Mar 2012 |
