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Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Emma Aston (University of Reading) explores Greek religion, focusing in particular on the nature of the gods in Greek thought. In the first module, we think about the concept of anthropomorphism (i.e. the fact that the...
5 lectures
1:02:41
Dr Emma Aston
Reading University
English Literature

In this course, Professor Helen Taylor (University of Exeter) explores Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind. We start by thinking about tremendous impact of the novel, as well as the celebrated and critically acclaimed film adaptation starting...
7 lectures
0:51:15
Prof. Helen Taylor
Exeter University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Richard Seaford (University of Exeter) explores the ancient Greek institution of the hero cult. In the first module, we describe what a hero cult actually is, thinking in particular about the different meanings of the...
5 lectures
0:37:28
Prof. Richard Seaford
Exeter University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Richard Seaford (University of Exeter) explores the Greek institution of mystery cults, focusing in particular on the Eleusinian and Dionysian Mysteries. In the first module, we think about what a mystery cult actually...
5 lectures
0:34:16
Prof. Richard Seaford
Exeter University
English Literature

In this course, Professor John Roe (University of York) explores Shakespeare's As You Like It – a play that was written in 1599, first performed in 1603, and first published in the First Folio, 1623. We begin by thinking about...
6 lectures
1:18:54
Prof. John Roe
York University
History

In this course, Dr Mark Levene (University of Southampton) explores the Russian Revolution from the outbreak of the Revolution in February 1917 to the conclusion of the Russian Civil War in October 1922. In the first module, we think about...
12 lectures
2:28:44
Dr Mark Levene
Southampton University
English Literature

In this course, Dr Christopher Pittard (University of Portsmouth) explores Truman Capote's 1966 true crime classic, In Cold Blood. We begin by thinking about the genre of the novel, a genre which Capote referred to as 'the non-fiction novel'....
5 lectures
1:13:10
Dr Christopher Pittard
Portsmouth University
History

In this course, Dr Nicholas Morton (Nottingham Trent University) explores events in the Holy Land between the end of the Second Crusade and the fall of Jerusalem in 1187. In the first module, we focus on the Turkish commander Nur...
4 lectures
0:35:11
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
History

In this course, Dr Nicholas Morton (Nottingham Trent University) explores the Second Crusade (1144-48). We start by thinking about the origins of the Second Crusade, focusing in particular on the fall of Edessa at the hands of Zengi. In the...
5 lectures
0:29:24
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
History

In this course, Dr Nicholas Morton (Nottingham Trent University) explores the foundation of the Crusader states in the decades following the First Crusade. In the first module, we think about some of the impacts of the First Crusade – the...
4 lectures
0:39:09
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
English Literature

In this course, Professor Seamus Perry (University of Oxford) explores Philip Larkin's 1955 collection of poetry, The Less Deceived. After an introduction to the collection as a whole (including a discussion of the origins of the title 'The Less...
10 lectures
0:59:42
Prof. Seamus Perry
Oxford University
English Literature

In this course, Professor Seamus Perry (University of Oxford) explores the poetry of T. S. Eliot through five key poems. In the first three modules, we explore 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock', thinking in particular about its status...
12 lectures
1:12:13
Prof. Seamus Perry
Oxford University