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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Jonathan Swift and 'A Tale of a Tub' | This essay is the first of two distilled from a lecture series on Jonathan Swift given by Dr.… | Abigail Williams, Kate O'Connor |
| 32 | Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave | ||
| 33 | Literature and Politics in Seventeenth Century London (lecture) | Free public lecture by Anna Beer, held at Gresham College. Available as video, audio, and… | Anna Beer |
| 34 | Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World | ||
| 35 | Who Killed Christopher Marlowe (and Why)? | Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) is best-known as being the playwright who created Dr. Faustus, as… | Kate O'Connor |
| 36 | Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Publisher: London : Longmans, Green | |
| 37 | Ezra Pound | Dr Rebecca Beasley explains why we should read Pound, someone she considers as the central figure… | Rebecca Beasley |
| 38 | Ezra Pound | Dr Rebecca Beasley explains why we should read Pound, someone she considers as the central figure… | Rebecca Beasley |
| 39 | Course: Milton (Open Yale) | Open Yale course with Professor John Rogers. About the course: "This class is a study of Milton's… | John Rogers |
| 40 | Poetry in Context: The First World War Poetry Digital Archive (article) | Kate Lindsay and Stuart Lee describe how primary source material is enriching teaching and learning… | Stuart Lee, Katharine Lindsay |