Political Literature
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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 the political aspects of literature.
The 'Approaching Political Literature' 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.
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| # | Title | Description | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | The Soul of Man under Socialism | ||
| 22 | The Prose Works of John Milton | With a Biographical Introduction by Rufus Wilmot Griswold. In Two Volumes (Philadelphia: John W.… | |
| 23 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | ||
| 24 | The Ballad of Reading Gaol | ||
| 25 | The Manifesto of the Communist Party | [From the English edition of 1888, edited by Friedrich Engels] | |
| 26 | The Victorians: Gender and Sexuality (lecture) | Free public lecture by Professor Sir Richard Evans FBA. From Gresham College. Available as video,… | Richard Evans |
| 27 | The Art of Mourning in First World War Poetry | Wilfred Owen's 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' Wilfred Owen's presentation of mourning is far more… | Charlotte Barrett |
| 28 | Derek Walcott | By Jorge Mejía Peralta (Flickr: IMG_1050poesia) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Derek Walcott… | Dominic Davies |
| 29 | On the Origin of Species | Publisher info: London: John Murray, 1859. | |
| 30 | The Importance of Being Wilde | "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all" Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)… | Kate O'Connor |