About the lecture

In this module we think about the historical context of the Lord of the Flies, focusing in particular on the state of Britain, Europe and the world in the early to mid-1950s.

About the lecturer

Nick Groom is Professor of English Literature at the University of Exeter, a critically acclaimed author on subjects ranging from the history of the Union Jack to Thomas Chatterton, has edited several books and regularly appears on television, radio and at literary festivals as an authority on English Literature, the ‘Gothic’ and ‘British’ identity.