ePub version of text The Life of Henry the Fift by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
ePub version of text The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
ePub version of text The first Part of Henry the Sixt by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
ePub version of text The third Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Duke of Yorke by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
ePub version of text The second Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Good Duke Hvmfrey by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
Judith Priestman, curator of the Bodleian library, discusses the World Book Day 2010 exhibition, where a selection of J.R.R. Tolkien's original artwork which was used to illustrate The Hobbit, was on display to the public. This podcast is part of the Literature, Art and Oxford series from Oxford University.
Professor Peter McDonald talks to Great Writers Inspire about the Post/Colonial aspects of Joseph Conrad's writing. In this first part, Peter takes Chinua Achebe's 1975 critique of Conrad as a starting point. Achebe deemed Conrad a 'bloody racist', and McDonald considers how Conrad's relationship to language and narrative complicates this. This audio recording is part the Interviews on Great Writers series presented by Oxford University Podcasts.
Professor Peter McDonald talks to Great Writers Inspire about the Post/Colonial aspects of Joseph Conrad's writing. In this second part, Peter closely analyses the narrative functions in Heart and Darkness and Lord Jim in order to consider what can be gained in reading these texts within the framework of post/colonial criticism. This audio recording is part the Interviews on Great Writers series presented by Oxford University Podcasts.
A lecture series examining Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. This series looks at German Philosopher Immanuel Kant's seminal philosophical work 'The Critique of Pure Reason'. The lectures aim to outline and discuss some of the key philosophical issues raised in the book and to offer students and individuals thought provoking Kantian ideas surrounding metaphysics. Each lecture looks at particular questions raised in the work such as how do we know what we know and how do we find out about the world, dissects these questions with reference to Kant's work and discusses the broader philosophical implications. Anyone with an interest in Kant and philosophy will find these lectures thought provoking but accessible.
Manifold greatness: Oxford Celebrations of the King James Bible 1611-2011. Lecture series held in Corpus Christi College to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the first publication of the King James Bible.
ePub version of text The life and death of King Iohn by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
ePub version of text The Tragedie of King Lear by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
Professor Elleke Boehmer discusses why Kipling's writing, and his poetry of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in particular, launched him to international fame across the British Empire. By comparing him to contemporary popular figures such as Elton John and Paul McCartney, she offers insight into how Kipling's verse captured the popular imagination of the common people throughout the age of imperialism. This audio recording is part the Interviews on Great Writers series presented by Oxford University Podcasts.
Lecture series looking at key concepts in studying Literature; including lectures on the concept of unreliable narrators to theory of comparative literature. This series was filmed in the English Faculty in Trinity Term 2012
ePub version of text Loues Labour's lost by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
ePub version of text Measvre, For Measure by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
ePub version of text The Merchant of Venice by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
ePub version of text The Merry Wiues of Windsor by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
ePub version of text A Midsommer Nights Dreame by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.
ePub version of text Much adoe about Nothing by William Shakepeare, 1564-1616.