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Verse and Prose in Fantasy Literature |
In this video, Katherine Olley gives an analysis of two forms that dominate fantasy literature:… |
Katherine Olley |
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E.E. Cummings |
E.E. Cummings (1894-1962) is a poet beloved for his unpretentious, irreverent, and rule-breaking… |
Alison Rosenblitt |
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How Short Can a Short Poem Be? |
One of the most celebrated Christian epigrams is this:
Betwixt the stirrup and the ground, Mercy I… |
Julian Thompson |
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This Old Man, That Old Man: Wordsworth Revises Wordsworth |
1) This Old Man (1798)
When Wordsworth published this poem in the ground-breaking first volume of… |
Julian Thompson |
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This is a place one can go mad in – Ivor Gurney, Asylum Poet |
Ivor Gurney was a First World War poet and a composer of beautiful songs, and orchestral and… |
Kate Kennedy |
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Patience Agbabi reading and conversation |
In this podcast the dynamic poet Patience Agbabi is in conversation about her Ted Hughes short-… |
Patience Agbabi, Elleke Boehmer, Marion Turner |
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Venus and Adonis |
Professor Katherine Duncan Jones, Senior Research Fellow, Somerville College, gives a talk on… |
Katherine Duncan-Jones |
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Edward Lear's Lines of Flight |
The Chatterton Lecture on Poetry, 'Edward Lear's Lines of Flight', delivered by Professor Matthew… |
Matthew Bevis |
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Paintings, Parrots and Poetry: The Life of Edward Lear |
A live event recorded at the Natural History Museum with Matthew Bevis.
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Matthew Bevis |
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Edward Lear's Vision |
A talk given at the Ashmolean Museum on Edward Lear’s life, art, and poetry. Edward Lear’s… |
Matthew Bevis |
