Clare Bucknell considers how we define a literary period.
What is a Literary Period?
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In this introductory lecture, Clare Bucknell considers how we define a literary period and highlights some of the problems with period boundaries, drawing examples from texts written from circa 1660 to circa 1760.
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This series brings together lectures given by members of Oxford’s Faculty of English as Open Day taster lectures or as introductory lectures for undergraduates. The series covers a diverse range of topics, drawing on the Faculty’s wide-ranging research into English Language and Literature.
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