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A professor of English talks about 19th Century novels: plot summary, literary analysis, author biography, historical and cultural context. Each episode closely examines one 19th Century novel.
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Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Chapters 1-3: 0:00—Cranks & fire-eaters. 5:54—Nowhere man. 7:53—Morris the craftsman & owner & educator. 12:01—The Great Stink. 14:59—Bridging the past. 16:27—Colney Hatch. 20:08—Housing. 21:37—Upholstered women. 23:58—The Hammersmith Socialists. 26:06—Happy expressions. 27:20—Interlude.
Chapters 4-8: 28:04—Poor country people. 32:54—Good work. 38:31—Bookkeeping. 39:34—Institutions. 41:19—The Houses of Parliament. 45:21—Gladstone & the Liberals. 49:48—Bloody Sunday. 55:22—On the verge. 59:30—Closing.
Text: William Morris, News from Nowhere. 1890. Oxford Univ. Press, 2003.
Interlude: Gustave Holst, "In the Bleak Midwinter" (1905), performed by Steve's Bedroom Band (string quartet), IMSLP.
Illustration: William Morris (detail), photograph by Frederick Hollyer (c. 1890), Wikimedia.
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Contact: jimjneilson@gmail.com |
Thanks to Professor Steven Vincent and the students of History 522: European Intellectual History, NCSU Fall 2023.
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