Great Writers Inspire
Oxford University
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Categories: Education
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Sophie Duncan introduces Oscar Wilde by setting him in an accurate historical context. She then moves on to consider the revolutionary aspects of his four plays Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband, A Woman of No Importance and The Importance of Being Earnest. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
Previous episodes
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58 - Oscar Wilde's Women Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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57 - Great Writers Inspire Great Writing Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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56 - Julian Thompson on Rudyard Kipling Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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55 - Julian Thompson on Sir Walter Scott Wed, 01 Aug 2012
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54 - Shakespeare and Voice Wed, 01 Aug 2012
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53 - What is a Classic? English Graduate Conference 2012 Panel Debate, Talk 3 Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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52 - What is a Classic? English Graduate Conference 2012 Panel Debate, Talk 2 Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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51 - What is a Classic? English Graduate Conference 2012 Panel Debate, Talk 1 Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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50 - Dickens's Points of View Thu, 14 Jun 2012
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49 - Jane Austen's Manuscripts Explored Fri, 08 Jun 2012
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48 - The Watsons: Jane Austen Practising Fri, 08 Jun 2012
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47 - What is a Great Writer? An academic panel discusses the question. Tue, 15 May 2012
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46 - Julian Thompson on Wilkie Collins Tue, 15 May 2012
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45 - Chaucer Tue, 17 Apr 2012
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44 - Ezra Pound Tue, 10 Apr 2012
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43 - Mary Leapor Tue, 27 Mar 2012
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42 - John Milton Thu, 15 Mar 2012
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41 - The Lure of the East: the Oriental and Philosophical Tale in Eighteenth-Century England Tue, 13 Mar 2012
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40 - Only Collect: An Introduction to the World of the Poetic Miscellany Fri, 09 Mar 2012
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39 - Why Dickens? Fri, 02 Mar 2012
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38 - J.M. Coetzee Tue, 07 Feb 2012
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37 - Olive Schreiner Tue, 07 Feb 2012
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36 - Katherine Mansfield and Rhythm Magazine Tue, 07 Feb 2012
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35 - George Eliot - A Very Large Brain Tue, 07 Feb 2012
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34 - William Blake Tue, 07 Feb 2012
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33 - 18th Century Labouring Class Poetry Tue, 07 Feb 2012
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32 - Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing Tue, 07 Feb 2012
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31 - Beowulf Tue, 07 Feb 2012
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30 - Shakespeare and the Stage Tue, 07 Feb 2012