Economic and Social Literary Criticism
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This section brings together resources from the across the Great Writers Inspire site to illustrate how these can be used as a starting point for exploration of or classroom discussion about economic and social literary criticism.
The 'Economic and Social Literary Criticism' essay introduces a series of topics and questions and gives examples of resources to explore. It is aimed at teachers, students and anyone who is interested in literature who wants to put text into context and be inspired by Great Writers.
| # | Title | Description | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dickens' Railways | Professor Stephen Gill, Lincoln College, gives a talk about the influence the Railways had on… | Stephen Gill |
| 2 | Mary Leapor | Dr Jennifer Batt talks about Mary Leapor, an 18th Century kitchen maid who wrote accomplished… | Jennifer Batt |
| 3 | Why Dickens? | Dr Robert Douglas-Fairhurst talks of Dickens' life and influences and why these have made his works… | Robert Douglas-Fairhurst |
| 4 | 18th Century Labouring Class Poetry | Dr Jennifer Batt gives a talk on Stephen Duck, one of the 18th Century labouring-class poets | Jennifer Batt |
| 5 | The Shoemaker's Holiday: Thomas Dekker | Like a Busby Berkeley depression-era musical, Dekker's comedy is a feel-good antidote to a context… | Emma Smith |