Bibliograph

Classics of British literature, John Sutherland, Part 1 of 4

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Classics of British literature, John Sutherland, Part 1 of 4

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Classics of British literature

Oclc number

231847813

Responsibility statement

John Sutherland

Runtime

http://bibfra.me/vocab/marc/unknown

Series statement

Great courses DVD. Literature & English language

Table Of Contents

1. Anglo-Saxon roots: pessimism and comradeship -- 2. Chaucer: social diversity -- 3. Chaucer: a man of unusual cultivation -- 4. Spenser: the Faerie Queene -- 5. Early drama: low comedy and religion -- 6. Marlowe: controversy and danger -- 7. Shakespeare the man: the road to the globe -- 8. Shakespeare: the mature years -- 9. Shakespeare's rivals: Jonson and Webster -- 10. The King James Bible: English most elegant -- 11. The meta physicals: conceptual daring -- 12. Paradise lost: a new language for poetry

Technique

live action

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