Dickens: A Christmas Carol
This Playlist brings together multiple courses exploring Charles Dickens' 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol.
What this playlist includes:
34 lectures across 4 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Courses and Lectures
1. Dickens: A Christmas Carol
Prof. John McRae
Nottingham University
Nottingham University
1.1. Introduction – 04:53
1.2. Context – Part I – 06:15
1.3. Context – Part II – 16:39
1.4. Stave 1 – “Marley was Dead” – 07:52
1.5. Stave 1 – The Counting-House – 09:36
1.6. Stave 1 – Scrooge Goes Home – 05:34
1.7. Stave 1 – Marley’s Ghost – 11:07
1.8. Stave 2 – Back to School – 09:17
1.9. Stave 2 – Fan, the Fezziwigs and Belle – 07:22
1.10. Stave 3 – The Cratchits – 10:42
1.11. Stave 3 – Christmas on Land and Sea – 08:06
1.12. Stave 3 – Ignorance and Want – 09:36
1.13. Stave 4 – "When did he die?" – 10:02
1.14. Stave 4 – Scrooge’s Grave – 07:06
1.15. Stave 5 – The End of It – 10:21
2. Dickens: A Christmas Carol
Prof. John Mullan
UCL
UCL
2.1. Story Telling – 10:59
2.2. Ghosts – 12:38
2.3. Comedy – 11:39
2.4. Scrooge – 12:37
2.5. Fancy – 12:18
3. Dickens: A Christmas Carol
Dr Christopher Pittard
Portsmouth University
Portsmouth University
3.1. Dickens and Society – 10:57
3.2. The Opening Paragraphs – 12:48
3.3. The Ghost Story – 13:54
3.4. The Politics of A Christmas Carol – 14:18
3.5. Illustration and Text – 16:07
3.6. The Ghost of Christmas Past – 18:41
3.7. The Ghost of Christmas Present – 08:20
3.8. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come – 10:52
3.9. The Ending – 07:13
4. Dickens: A Christmas Carol
Prof. John Bowen
York University
York University
4.1. Introduction – 07:20
4.2. Time – 07:23
4.3. What kind of book is A Christmas Carol? – 12:42
4.4. Scrooge – 07:34
4.5. Sound and Vision – 08:06
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