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Rhetoric and the Life of Literature

Professor Belinda Jack · Gresham College

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About

Narrative, the way a tale is told, is less straightforward than we might suppose. Austen handled irony brilliantly and systematically exploited new ways of narrating, including free indirect discourse. This lecture explores why Austen's way of narrating are so compelling.

Lectures

  1. Jane Austen, 'Persuasion': Irony and the Mysterious Vagaries of Narrative 2016-10-11 · YouTube
  2. Charles Dickens, 'Hard Times' and Hyperbole 2016-11-15 · YouTube
  3. Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Use of Personification 2017-01-24 · YouTube
  4. Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and Poetic Technique 2017-02-21 · YouTube
  5. The Poetry of Robert Frost, The Power and Intrigue of Simile 2017-04-11 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Belinda Jack
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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