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1 Creative Commons The Hobbit at the Bodleian: World Book Day 2010 Judith Priestman, curator of literary manuscripts at the Bodleian library, discusses the World Book Day 2010 Tolkien exhibition, at which a selection of J.R.R. Tolkien's original artwork for The Hobbit, was on display to the public. 0:11:43 Judith Priestman 22 May 2013
2 The Spanish Golden Age A session chaired by Dr Frances Lannon that examines this period of flourishing arts and literature in Spain, which coincided with the political rise and subsequent decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. 0:53:56 Frances Lannon, John Elliott, Jonathan Thacker 22 May 2013
3 Roy Strong talks to Brian Sewell Self-portrait as a Young Man Art critic Brian Sewell talks to Sir Roy Strong as part of the Times Literary Festival 2013 0:50:19 Brian Sewell, Roy Strong 15 Apr 2013
4 Creative Commons Grimm Tales Lecture by Philip Pullman Philip Pullman delivers a lecture on Grimm at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, as part of the 700th anniversary celebrations for Exeter College. 1:12:07 Philip Pullman 13 Feb 2013
5 Creative Commons The real Jane Austen: A life in small things Biographer Paula Byrne (Perdita: The Life of Mary Robinson and Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead) delivers the second Weinrebe lecture on Life-Writing and Portraiture. 0:37:08 Paula Byrne 01 Feb 2013
6 Creative Commons Popular fiction in World War One An argument for a more nuanced assessment of the popular literature consumed by the wider public during the First World War. 0:15:49 Jane Potter 08 Jan 2013
7 Creative Commons W.B. Yeats and the Ghost Club Dr Tara Stubbs uses exciting new research findings to discuss the close links between Yeats's attendances at the Ghost Club during the 1910s-1920s, his (sometimes amusing) spiritualist experiments, and his poetic works. 0:37:52 Tara Stubbs 19 Dec 2012
8 Creative Commons W.B. Yeats and the Ghost Club Dr Tara Stubbs uses exciting new research findings to discuss the close links between Yeats's attendances at the Ghost Club during the 1910s-1920s, his (sometimes amusing) spiritualist experiments, and his poetic works. 0:37:52 Tara Stubbs 19 Dec 2012
9 Creative Commons Image Matching on Printed Images in Bodleian Collections Giles Bergel and Andrew Zisserman from the Broadside Ballad Connections project demonstrate new image matching software that allows researchers to track images across early forms of printed literature. Visit http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ 0:19:46 Giles Bergel, Andrew Zisserman, Relja Arandjelovic 13 Dec 2012
10 Shakespeare's Fools Professor of English, Katherine Duncan-Jones, discusses the real life characters and contemporaries of Shakespeare that inspired, shaped, and on occasion performed the various roles of the 'fool' in much of his work. 0:50:15 Katherine Duncan-Jones 11 Dec 2012
11 Creative Commons Godwin and his historical context A discussion of the historical period in which William Godwin was writing and the social and political pressures that he was working under at the time. 0:23:51 Mark Philp, David O’Shaughnessy, Ellen Sandford O'Neill 22 Nov 2012
12 Creative Commons Godwin and his friends A discussion about the social aspects of the life of the writer William Godwin- how he interacted with his friends and how he was seen by his peers. 0:17:15 Mark Philp, David O’Shaughnessy, Ellen Sandford O'Neill 22 Nov 2012
13 Creative Commons Introduction to William Godwin The first part in this series gives a biography of the writer William Godwin, exploring his background and the key points from his life. 0:18:33 Mark Philp, David O’Shaughnessy, Ellen Sandford O'Neill 22 Nov 2012
14 Creative Commons The Merchant of Venice This lecture on The Merchant of Venice discusses the ways the play's personal relationships are shaped by models of financial transaction, using the casket scenes as a central example. 0:43:34 Emma Smith 20 Nov 2012
15 Creative Commons Taming of the Shrew Emma Smith uses evidence of early reception and from more recent productions to discuss the question of whether Katherine is tamed at the end of the play. 0:43:57 Emma Smith 09 Nov 2012
16 Creative Commons A Midsummer Night's Dream This lecture on A Midsummer Night's Dream uses modern and early modern understandings of dreams to uncover a play less concerned with marriage and more with sexual desire. 0:40:37 Emma Smith 05 Nov 2012
17 Creative Commons Much Ado About Nothing Emma Smith asks why the characters are so quick to believe the self-proclaimed villain Don John, drawing on gender and performance criticism to think about male bonding, the genre of comedy, and the impulses of modern performance. 0:41:58 Emma Smith 30 Oct 2012
18 Creative Commons Dickens' Railways Professor Stphen Gill, Lincoln College, gives a talk about the influence the Railways had on Charles Dickens' literature. 0:30:00 Stephen Gill 26 Oct 2012
19 Creative Commons Hamlet The fact that father and son share the same name in Hamlet is used to investigate the play's nostalgia, drawing on biographical criticism and the religious and political history of early modern England. 0:46:08 Emma Smith 23 Oct 2012
20 Creative Commons As You Like It Asking 'what happens in As You Like It', this lecture considers the play's dramatic structure and its ambiguous use of pastoral, drawing on performance history, genre theory, and eco-critical approaches. 0:49:06 Emma Smith 23 Oct 2012
21 Creative Commons 8. Conclusion; Scepticism in the Treatise and the Enquiry Eighth and final lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:54:09 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
22 Creative Commons 7. Scepticism with Regard to Reason, the Soul and the Self Seventh lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:47:39 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
23 Creative Commons 6. Hume on the External World Sixth lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:53:18 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
24 Creative Commons 5: Hume on Causal Necessity Fifth lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:55:46 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
25 Creative Commons 4: Hume on Induction Fourth lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:51:44 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
26 Creative Commons 3: Hume's Logic: Relations, and Forms of Argument Third lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:50:18 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
27 Creative Commons 2. Overview, Theory of Ideas, and Faculty Psychology Second lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:55:53 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
28 Creative Commons 1. Historical Background, and His 'Chief Argument' First lecture on David Hume's Central Principles; focusing on the historical background and Hume's Chief Argument 0:55:29 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
29 Creative Commons 5c. Of the Ancient and Modern Philosophies Third and Final part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:52:05 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
30 Creative Commons 5b. Of Skepticism with Regard to the Senses Second part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:24:33 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
31 Creative Commons 5a. Of Skepticism with Regard to Reason First part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:16:18 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
32 Creative Commons 4f. The Point of Hume's Analysis of Causation Sixth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:09:06 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
33 Creative Commons 4e. Understanding Hume on Causation Fifth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:25:54 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
34 Creative Commons 4d. Of the Necessary Connection Fourth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:36:03 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
35 Creative Commons 4c. Belief and Probability Third part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:29:03 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
36 Creative Commons 4b. The Argument Concerning Induction Second part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:35:51 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
37 Creative Commons 4a. Relations, and a Detour to the Causal Maxim First part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:20:37 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
38 Creative Commons 3b. Space and Time Second part of Lecture 3 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Abstract Ideas, Space and Time 0:27:21 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
39 Creative Commons 3a. Hume's Theory of General (or Abstract) Ideas First part of Lecture 3 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Abstract Ideas, Space and Time 0:22:10 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
40 Creative Commons 2. Hume's Theory of Relations Lecture 2 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:20:20 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
41 Creative Commons 1c. Hume's Faculty Psychology Third part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:28:27 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
42 Creative Commons 1b. The Theory of Ideas Second part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:32:02 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
43 Creative Commons 1a. Hume's Theory of Ideas and the Faculties First part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:20:43 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
44 Sabina Murray: Bouncing Across the Plank: Politics, History, and Literary Imagination The Annual Esmond Harmsworth Lecture in American Arts and Letters, given by award-winning Filipina American screenwriter and novelist, Sabina Murray at the Rothermere American Institute on 13th June 2012. 1:12:33 Sabina Murray 25 Jun 2012
45 Creative Commons Jane Austen's Manuscripts Explored Professor Kathyrn Sutherland from the University of Oxford talks around the manuscripts of Jane Austen, what we can learn from them about her family life but also her writing style and techniques. 0:09:31 Kathryn Sutherland 08 Jun 2012
46 Creative Commons Jane Austen's Manuscripts Explored Professor Kathyrn Sutherland from the University of Oxford talks around the manuscripts of Jane Austen, what we can learn from them about her family life but also her writing style and techniques. 0:09:31 Kathryn Sutherland 08 Jun 2012
47 Creative Commons The Watsons: Jane Austen Practising Professor Kathryn Sutherland from the University of Oxford talks about some of Jane Austen's manuscripts from the novel "The Watsons" and what we can learn about her from these. 0:27:07 Kathryn Sutherland 08 Jun 2012
48 Creative Commons The Watsons: Jane Austen Practising Professor Kathryn Sutherland from the University of Oxford talks about some of Jane Austen's manuscripts from the novel "The Watsons" and what we can learn about her from these. 0:27:07 Kathryn Sutherland 08 Jun 2012
49 Creative Commons Literature and Form 4: What is "Comparative Literature"? Dr Catherine Brown gives the fourth and final lecture in the Literature and Form lecture series. With a philosophical discussion on what Comparative Literature is and how we can study 'literature in comparison' 1:00:57 Catherine Brown 21 May 2012
50 Creative Commons Literature and Form 3: Multiple Plotting Dr Catherine Brown gives the third lecture in the Literature and Form lecture series. Including the differing ways writers plot their work; from multi-plotted works like Ulysses (Joyce) to double plotted works like Daniel Deronda (George Eliot) 0:50:59 Catherine Brown 21 May 2012
51 Creative Commons Literature and Form 2: Chapters Dr Catherine Brown gives the second lecture in the Literature and Form series, looking at the ways in which writers break up their stories into chapters, parts and volumes 0:49:14 Catherine Brown 21 May 2012
52 Creative Commons Literature and Form 1: Unreliable Narrators Dr Catherine Brown gives the first lecture in the Literature and Form series. Including Commentary on Nabokov's Lolita and Ian McEwan's Atonement 0:46:47 Catherine Brown 21 May 2012
53 Tower Poetry 2012: Maiden Voyage Millie Guille reads her entry to the 2012 Tower Poetry Competition 0:01:25 Millie Guille 08 May 2012
54 Tower Poetry 2012: The Sirens Tell Their Tale Hannah Tran reads her entry to the 2012 Tower Poetry Competition 0:01:31 Hannah Tran 08 May 2012
55 Tower Poetry 2012: Papa's Epilogue Sarah Fletcher reads her entry for the 2012 Tower Poetry Competition 0:01:25 Sarah Fletcher 08 May 2012
56 Tower Poetry 2012: Postcards Lucy Hely-Hutchinson reads her entry for the 2012 Tower Poetry Competition 0:00:33 Lucy Hely-Hutchinson 08 May 2012
57 Tower Poetry 2012: Balloon Song Bethan Smith reads her entry for the 2012 Tower Poetry Competition 0:01:37 Bethan Smith 08 May 2012
58 Creative Commons Chaucer Professor Daniel Wakelin discusses the work of Chaucer and explains how he was one of the first to use everyday spoken English as a literary language in the 14th Century. 0:14:01 Daniel Wakelin 17 Apr 2012
59 Creative Commons Ezra Pound Dr Rebecca Beasley explains why we should read Pound, someone she considers as the central figure in early 20th Century poetry movements. 0:15:10 Rebecca Beasley 10 Apr 2012
60 Creative Commons Mary Leapor Dr Jennifer Batt talks about Mary Leapor, an 18th Century kitchen maid who wrote accomplished verses and won accolades from literary society. 0:12:38 Jennifer Batt 27 Mar 2012
61 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 7. Reception History Catherine Brown gives the Seventh and final lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:53:06 Catherine Brown 19 Mar 2012
62 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 6. Birds, Beasts and Children Catherine Brown gives the sixth lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:49:50 Catherine Brown 19 Mar 2012
63 Creative Commons John Milton Dr Anna Beer shares a few short extracts of Milton's poem Lycidas and discusses what they show about Milton's very special qualities as a writer. 0:18:31 Anna Beer 15 Mar 2012
64 Creative Commons John Milton Dr Anna Beer shares a few short extracts of Milton's poem Lycidas and discusses what they show about Milton's very special qualities as a writer. 0:18:31 Anna Beer 15 Mar 2012
65 Creative Commons The Lure of the East: the Oriental and Philosophical Tale in Eighteenth-Century England Professor Ros Ballaster discusses the objectives of oriental tales published in the second half of the 18th Century which use the sheer power of storytelling to conjure up alternative worlds. 0:13:05 Ros Ballaster 13 Mar 2012
66 Creative Commons Only Collect: An Introduction to the World of the Poetic Miscellany Dr Abigail Williams, Director of the Digital Miscellanies Index, explains how these popular collections of poetry designed to suit contemporary tastes were used in the 18th Century. 0:13:42 Abigail Williams 09 Mar 2012
67 Creative Commons Why Dickens? Dr Robert Douglas-Fairhurst talks of Dickens' life and influences and why these have made his works so popular. 0:10:26 Robert Douglas-Fairhurst 02 Mar 2012
68 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 5. The Alps Catherine Brown gives the fifth lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:51:16 Catherine Brown 28 Feb 2012
69 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 4. The World at Large Catherine Brown gives the fourth lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:47:23 Catherine Brown 28 Feb 2012
70 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 3. Christianity Catherine Brown gives the third lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:56:05 Catherine Brown 28 Feb 2012
71 Creative Commons The closest exit may be behind you The British-Libyan author Hisham Matar describes to a packed audience at Wolfson College the 'existential crisis' at the heart of contemporary Libyan national identity. The talk is introduced by Hermione Lee. 1:00:05 Hisham Matar 24 Feb 2012
72 Creative Commons King Lear Showing how generations of critics - and Shakespeare himself - have rewritten the ending of King Lear, this sixteenth Approaching Shakespeare lecture engages with the question of tragedy and why it gives pleasure. 0:47:25 Emma Smith 22 Feb 2012
73 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 2. Humour Catherine Brown gives the second lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:45:37 Catherine Brown 15 Feb 2012
74 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 1. Consciousness Catherine Brown gives her first lecture in the D.H. Lawrence series 0:48:28 Catherine Brown 15 Feb 2012
75 Creative Commons King John At the heart of King John is the death of his rival Arthur: this fifteenth lecture in the Approaching Shakespeare series looks at the ways history and legitimacy are complicated in this plotline. 0:45:11 Emma Smith 10 Feb 2012
76 Creative Commons J.M. Coetzee Professor Peter McDonald gives a talk on the work of South African Nobel Laureate, J.M. Coetzee 0:12:57 Peter McDonald 07 Feb 2012
77 Creative Commons Olive Schreiner Professor Elleke Boehmer gives a talk on Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), the South African novelist, pioneering feminist, and anti-imperialist polemicist. 0:11:21 Elleke Boehmer 07 Feb 2012
78 Creative Commons Katherine Mansfield and Rhythm Magazine Dr Faith Binckes explains why modernist short story writer and critic Katherine Mansfield is a great writer, highlighting her involvement with the 1911-1913 periodical Rhythm. 0:20:28 Faith Binckes 07 Feb 2012
79 Creative Commons George Eliot - A Very Large Brain Dr Catherine Brown gives a talk on George Eliot and her influences 0:11:08 Catherine Brown 07 Feb 2012
80 Creative Commons William Blake Dr David Fallon introduces the poetry, painting, and engraving of William Blake, focusing on the imaginative and visionary aspects of Blake's work and his desire to break the publics 'mind-forg'd manacles'. 0:12:28 David Fallon 07 Feb 2012
81 Creative Commons 18th Century Labouring Class Poetry Dr Jennifer Batt gives a talk on Stephen Duck, one of the 18th Century labouring-class poets 0:10:28 Jennifer Batt 07 Feb 2012
82 Creative Commons Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing Dr Abigail Williams gives a talk on Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing 0:11:17 Abigail Williams 07 Feb 2012
83 Creative Commons Beowulf Dr Francis Leneghan gives a talk on Beowulf, one of the most important works in Anglo-Saxon literature 0:12:37 Francis Leneghan 07 Feb 2012
84 Creative Commons Shakespeare and the Stage Professor Tiffany Stern gives a talk on William Shakespeare and how his plays were performed in Elizabethan England. 0:15:18 Tiffany Stern 07 Feb 2012
85 Creative Commons Pericles, Prince of Tyre Pericles has been on the margins of the Shakespearean canon: this fourteenth lecture in the Approaching Shakespeare series shows some of its self-conscious artistry and contemporary popularity. 0:40:42 Emma Smith 01 Feb 2012
86 Creative Commons Richard III In this thirteenth lecture in the Approaching Shakespeare series the focus is on the inevitability of the ending of Richard III: does the play endorse Richmond's final victory? 0:45:09 Emma Smith 25 Jan 2012
87 Creative Commons The Comedy of Errors Lecture 12 in the Approaching Shakespeare series asks how seriously we can take the farcical exploits of Comedy of Errors, drawing out the play's serious concerns with identity and selfhood. 0:46:50 Emma Smith 23 Jan 2012
88 Creative Commons George Eliot 3. Reception History George Eliot III.Third and final lecture in this mini-series, encouraging its audience to see itself as part of the latest stage in Eliot's British reception history. 0:46:22 Catherine Brown 05 Dec 2011
89 Creative Commons History of English Pronunciation Do we really know what Chaucer's poetry sounded like? Professor Simon Horobin introduces evidence that gives us an insight into the history of English pronunciation and explores what it tells us about how and why changes in language take place. 0:19:31 Simon Horobin 30 Nov 2011
90 Creative Commons Henry IV part 1 Like generations of theatre-goers, this lecture concentrates on the (large) figure of Sir John Falstaff and investigates his role in Henry IV part 1. Lecture 11 in the Approaching Shakespeare series. 0:50:35 Emma Smith 16 Nov 2011
91 Creative Commons George Eliot 2. Genre and Justice George Eliot II.The second lecture in the series on George Eliot considers how narrative justice operates in relation to the genres of comedy and tragedy, in works including 'Adam Bede' and 'Daniel Deronda'. 0:52:39 Catherine Brown 15 Nov 2011
92 Creative Commons The Tempest That the character of Prospero is a Shakespearean self-portrait is a common reading of The Tempest: this tenth Approaching Shakespeare lecture asks whether that is a useful reading of the play. 0:48:58 Emma Smith 14 Nov 2011
93 Creative Commons George Eliot 1. Intellect and Consciousness George Eliot I.The first lecture ranges across her works, including her atypical novella 'The Lifted Veil'. It notes the power and range of Eliot's intellect and her changing attitudes to the proper function and remit of the intellect and consciousness. 0:53:16 Catherine Brown 10 Nov 2011
94 Creative Commons Antony and Cleopatra What kind of tragedy is this play, with its two central figures rather than a singular hero? The ninth lecture in the Approaching Shakespeare series tries to find out. 0:46:50 Emma Smith 10 Nov 2011
95 Creative Commons Richard II Lecture eight in the Approaching Shakespeare series asks the question that structures Richard II: does the play suggest Henry Bolingbroke's overthrow of the king was justified? 0:45:16 Emma Smith 01 Nov 2011
96 Creative Commons Walcott and Naipaul: History and Myth Catherine Brown, Lecturer in English Literature, compares West Indian writers Derek Walcott and Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul on their attitudes towards history and myth 0:53:28 Catherine Brown 26 Oct 2011
97 Creative Commons Twelfth Night The seventh Approaching Shakespeare lecture takes a minor character in Twelfth Night - Antonio - and uses his presence to open up questions of sexuality, desire and the nature of romantic comedy. 0:47:16 Emma Smith 20 Oct 2011
98 Creative Commons Titus Andronicus Focusing in detail on one particular scene, and on critical responses to it, this sixth Approaching Shakespeare lecture on Titus Andronicus deals with violence, rhetoric, and the nature of dramatic sensationalism. 0:49:44 Emma Smith 19 Oct 2011
99 Creative Commons The King James Bible: The End of the Road? A conversation between Melvyn Bragg and Diarmaid MacCulloch, chaired by the Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Lord Patten of Barnes. Recorded at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street, Oxford, Thursday 7 July, 6.00 pm. 0:54:12 Diarmaid MacCulloch, Melvyn Bragg, Chris Patten 25 Jul 2011
100 8. Defining Art James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford gives his eight and final lecture in the Aesthetics series on Defining Art 0:52:02 James Grant 15 Mar 2011
# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 The Hobbit at the Bodleian: World Book Day 2010 Judith Priestman, curator of literary manuscripts at the Bodleian library, discusses the World Book Day 2010 Tolkien exhibition, at which a selection of J.R.R. Tolkien's original artwork for The Hobbit, was on display to the public. 0:11:43 Judith Priestman 22 May 2013
2 The Spanish Golden Age A session chaired by Dr Frances Lannon that examines this period of flourishing arts and literature in Spain, which coincided with the political rise and subsequent decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. 0:54:13 Frances Lannon, John Elliott, Jonathan Thacker 22 May 2013
3 Roy Strong talks to Brian Sewell Self-portrait as a Young Man Art critic Brian Sewell talks to Sir Roy Strong as part of the Times Literary Festival 2013 0:50:19 Brian Sewell, Roy Strong 15 Apr 2013
4 Creative Commons Image Matching on Printed Images in Bodleian Collections Giles Bergel, Andrew Zisserman and Relja Arandjelovic at the Broadside Ballad Connections project demonstrate new image matching software that allows researchers to track images across early forms of printed literature. http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ 0:19:46 Giles Bergel, Andrew Zisserman, Relja Arandjelovic 13 Dec 2012
5 Shakespeare's Fools Professor of English, Katherine Duncan-Jones, discusses the real life characters and contemporaries of Shakespeare that inspired, shaped, and on occasion performed the various roles of the 'fool' in much of his work. 0:50:15 Katherine Duncan-Jones 11 Dec 2012
6 Creative Commons The language of Shakespeare Actors and the director talk about how they have approached and worked with their student production of the Shakespeare play - Two Gentlemen of Verona. They discuss some of the challenges of the text and what they have done to overcome these. 0:05:52 Kate O'Connor 23 Aug 2012
7 Creative Commons Understanding Shakespeare The actor Nick Lyons talks about the challenge of the language barrier and how he dealt with it for his role in the student production of the Shakespeare play Two Gentlemen of Verona. 0:05:52 Nick Lyons 23 Aug 2012
8 Creative Commons Two Gentlemen of Verona: The view from the Director The director talks about how she adapted the script and directed the student Shakespeare production of Two Gentlemen of Verona. She describes what makes the play great, and discusses issues related to editing and direction. 0:03:43 Kate O'Connor 23 Aug 2012
9 Creative Commons The Tempest: For you am I this patient log-man The director and actors talk about the log-scene in The Tempest and how they interpret and perform it. Includes scenes from rehearsals and performance. 0:05:40 Archie Cornish, Dylan Townley 23 Aug 2012
10 Creative Commons The Tempest: Our revels now are ended The famous Shakespeare scene from The Tempest, performed by actors from an Oxford student drama society. 0:01:11 Dylan Townley 23 Aug 2012
11 Creative Commons The Tempest - Our revels now are ended: Conveying Shakespeare's meaning The actor Dylan Townley talks about the language of Shakespeare. He describes how understanding and using the meter can help an actor or reader to bring out the poetry in a text. Includes a scene from The Tempest. 0:03:27 Dylan Townley 23 Aug 2012
12 Creative Commons The Tempest: Prospero Actor Dylan Townley talks with director Archie Cornish about the character Prospero. They describe how they have chosen to portray him in this Oxford student performance of The Tempest, and discuss on what they base their interpretation. 0:04:21 Archie Cornish, Dylan Townley 23 Aug 2012
13 Creative Commons The Tempest: Direction and interpretation Director Archie Cornish and actor Dylan Townley - Prospero - talk about adapting, directing and performing a student Shakespeare production of The Tempest. 0:05:15 Archie Cornish, Dylan Townley 23 Aug 2012
14 Creative Commons Teaching Shakespeare in Schools A teacher talks about how she teaches Shakespeare in school, using video clips and references from contemporary culture to get the students to understand, relate to, and engage with the text. 0:03:51 Joyti Chandegra 23 Aug 2012
15 Creative Commons The Tempest - Our revels now are ended: Bringing a scene to Life The director Archie Cornish, and actor Dylan Townley, introduce the Revel speech in The Tempest. They also discuss the context in which it appears. 0:02:29 Archie Cornish, Dylan Townley 22 Aug 2012
16 Creative Commons Shakespeare and the Stage Professor Tiffany Stern gives a short talk on William Shakespeare and how his plays were performed in Elizabethan England. 0:18:16 Tiffany Stern 22 Aug 2012
17 Creative Commons 8. Conclusion; Scepticism in the Treatise and the Enquiry Eighth and final lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:54:20 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
18 Creative Commons 7. Scepticism with Regard to Reason, the Soul and the Self Seventh lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:47:49 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
19 Creative Commons 6. Hume on the External World Sixth lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:53:32 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
20 Creative Commons 5: Hume on Causal Necessity Fifth lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:55:59 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
21 Creative Commons 4: Hume on Induction Fourth lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:51:54 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
22 Creative Commons 3: Hume's Logic: Relations, and Forms of Argument Third lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:50:34 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
23 Creative Commons 2. Overview, Theory of Ideas, and Faculty Psychology Second lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:56:08 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
24 Creative Commons 1. Historical Background, and His 'Chief Argument' First lecture on David Hume's Central Principles; focusing on the historical background and Hume's Chief Argument 0:55:39 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
25 Creative Commons 5c. Of the Ancient and Modern Philosophies Third and Final part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:52:05 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
26 Creative Commons 5b. Of Skepticism with Regard to the Senses Second part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:24:33 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
27 Creative Commons 5a. Of Skepticism with Regard to Reason First part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:16:18 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
28 Creative Commons 4f. The Point of Hume's Analysis of Causation Sixth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:09:06 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
29 Creative Commons 4e. Understanding Hume on Causation Fifth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:25:54 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
30 Creative Commons 4d. Of the Necessary Connection Fourth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:36:03 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
31 Creative Commons 4c. Belief and Probability Third part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:29:03 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
32 Creative Commons 4b. The Argument Concerning Induction Second part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:35:51 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
33 Creative Commons 4a. Relations, and a Detour to the Causal Maxim First part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:20:37 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
34 Creative Commons 3b. Space and Time Second part of Lecture 3 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Abstract Ideas, Space and Time 0:27:21 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
35 Creative Commons 3a. Hume's Theory of General (or Abstract) Ideas First part of Lecture 3 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Abstract Ideas, Space and Time 0:22:10 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
36 Creative Commons 2. Hume's Theory of Relations Lecture 2 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:20:20 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
37 Creative Commons 1c. Hume's Faculty Psychology Third part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:28:27 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
38 Creative Commons 1b. The Theory of Ideas Second part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:32:02 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
39 Creative Commons 1a. Hume's Theory of Ideas and the Faculties First part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:20:43 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
40 Creative Commons Jane Austen's Manuscripts Explored Professor Kathyrn Sutherland from the University of Oxford talks around the manuscripts of Jane Austen, what we can learn from them about her family life but also her writing style and techniques. 0:09:31 Kathryn Sutherland 08 Jun 2012
41 Creative Commons Jane Austen's Manuscripts Explored Professor Kathyrn Sutherland from the University of Oxford talks around the manuscripts of Jane Austen, what we can learn from them about her family life but also her writing style and techniques. 0:09:31 Kathryn Sutherland 08 Jun 2012
42 Creative Commons The Watsons: Jane Austen Practising Professor Kathryn Sutherland from the University of Oxford talks about some of Jane Austen's manuscripts from the novel "The Watsons" and what we can learn about her from these. 0:27:07 Kathryn Sutherland 08 Jun 2012
43 Creative Commons The Watsons: Jane Austen Practising Professor Kathryn Sutherland from the University of Oxford talks about some of Jane Austen's manuscripts from the novel "The Watsons" and what we can learn about her from these. 0:27:07 Kathryn Sutherland 08 Jun 2012
44 Creative Commons Great Writers Inspire- An Introduction to the Project A short introductory video to the "Great Writers Inspire project. 0:00:46 Joshua Carr 23 May 2012
45 Creative Commons Literature and Form 4: What is "Comparative Literature"? Dr Catherine Brown gives the fourth and final lecture in the Literature and Form lecture series. With a philosophical discussion on what Comparative Literature is and how we can study 'literature in comparison' 1:01:07 Catherine Brown 21 May 2012
46 Creative Commons Literature and Form 3: Multiple Plotting Dr Catherine Brown gives the third lecture in the Literature and Form lecture series. Including the differing ways writers plot their work; from multi-plotted works like Ulysses (Joyce) to double plotted works like Daniel Deronda (George Eliot) 0:51:09 Catherine Brown 21 May 2012
47 Creative Commons Literature and Form 2: Chapters Dr Catherine Brown gives the second lecture in the Literature and Form series, looking at the ways in which writers break up their stories into chapters, parts and volumes 0:49:27 Catherine Brown 21 May 2012
48 Creative Commons Literature and Form 1: Unreliable Narrators Dr Catherine Brown gives the first lecture in the Literature and Form series. Including Commentary on Nabokov's Lolita and Ian McEwan's Atonement 0:47:00 Catherine Brown 21 May 2012
49 Creative Commons Chaucer Professor Daniel Wakelin discusses the work of Chaucer and explains how he was one of the first to use everyday spoken English as a literary language in the 14th Century. 0:14:01 Daniel Wakelin 17 Apr 2012
50 Creative Commons Ezra Pound Dr Rebecca Beasley explains why we should read Pound, someone she considers as the central figure in early 20th Century poetry movements. 0:15:10 Rebecca Beasley 10 Apr 2012
51 Creative Commons Mary Leapor Dr Jennifer Batt talks about Mary Leapor, an 18th Century kitchen maid who wrote accomplished verses and won accolades from literary society. 0:12:38 Jennifer Batt 27 Mar 2012
52 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 7. Reception History Catherine Brown gives the Seventh and final lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:53:06 Catherine Brown 19 Mar 2012
53 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 6. Birds, Beasts and Children Catherine Brown gives the sixth lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:49:50 Catherine Brown 19 Mar 2012
54 Creative Commons John Milton Dr Anna Beer shares a few short extracts of Milton's poem Lycidas and discusses what they show about Milton's very special qualities as a writer. 0:18:31 Anna Beer 15 Mar 2012
55 Creative Commons John Milton Dr Anna Beer shares a few short extracts of Milton's poem Lycidas and discusses what they show about Milton's very special qualities as a writer. 0:18:31 Anna Beer 15 Mar 2012
56 Creative Commons Only Collect: An Introduction to the World of the Poetic Miscellany Dr Abigail Williams, Director of the Digital Miscellanies Index, explains how these popular collections of poetry designed to suit contemporary tastes were used in the 18th Century. 0:13:42 Abigail Williams 09 Mar 2012
57 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 5. The Alps Catherine Brown gives the fifth lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:51:31 Catherine Brown 28 Feb 2012
58 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 4. The World at Large Catherine Brown gives the fourth lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:47:38 Catherine Brown 28 Feb 2012
59 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 3. Christianity Catherine Brown gives the third lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:56:19 Catherine Brown 28 Feb 2012
60 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 2. Humour Catherine Brown gives the second lecture in the DH Lawrence series 0:45:37 Catherine Brown 15 Feb 2012
61 Creative Commons DH Lawrence 1. Consciousness Catherine Brown gives the first lecture in the D.H. Lawrence series 0:48:28 Catherine Brown 15 Feb 2012
62 Creative Commons J.M. Coetzee Professor Peter McDonald gives a talk on the work of South African Nobel Laureate, J.M. Coetzee. 0:12:57 Peter McDonald 07 Feb 2012
63 Creative Commons Olive Schreiner Professor Elleke Boehmer gives a talk on Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), the South African novelist, pioneering feminist, and anti-imperialist polemicist. 0:11:21 Elleke Boehmer 07 Feb 2012
64 Creative Commons Katherine Mansfield and Rhythm Magazine Dr Faith Binckes explains why modernist short story writer and critic Katherine Mansfield is a great writer, highlighting her involvement with the 1911-1913 periodical Rhythm. 0:20:28 Faith Binckes 07 Feb 2012
65 Creative Commons George Eliot - A Very Large Brain Dr Catherine Brown gives a talk on George Eliot and her influences 0:11:08 Catherine Brown 07 Feb 2012
66 Creative Commons William Blake Dr David Fallon introduces the poetry, painting, and engraving of William Blake, focusing on the imaginative and visionary aspects of Blake's work and his desire to break the publics 'mind-forg'd manacles'. 0:12:28 David Fallon 07 Feb 2012
67 Creative Commons 18th Century Labouring Class Poetry Dr Jennifer Batt gives a talk on Stephen Duck, one of the 18th Century labouring-class poets 0:10:28 Jennifer Batt 07 Feb 2012
68 Creative Commons Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing Dr Abigail Williams gives a talk on Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing 0:11:17 Abigail Williams 07 Feb 2012
69 Creative Commons Beowulf Dr Francis Leneghan gives a talk on Beowulf 0:12:37 Francis Leneghan 07 Feb 2012
70 Creative Commons Shakespeare and the Stage Professor Tiffany Stern gives a talk on William Shakespeare and how his plays were performed in Elizabethan England 0:15:18 Tiffany Stern 07 Feb 2012
71 Realism Dr Catherine Brown, English Faculty, Oxford, gives a lecture exploring the nature of realism in verbal and visual art. 0:45:51 Catherine Brown 08 Nov 2011
72 Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales The King James Bible: The End of the Road? A conversation between Melvyn Bragg and Diarmaid MacCulloch, chaired by the Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Lord Patten of Barnes. Recorded at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street, Oxford, Thursday 7 July, 6.00 pm. 0:54:12 Diarmaid MacCulloch, Melvyn Bragg, Chris Patten 25 Jul 2011
73 Creative Commons The Authorised Version in Modern Literature: David and Job get makeovers Prof Terence Wright (Newcastle University) gives the fourth lecture in the Manifold Greatness; The King James Bible 1611-2011 lecture series held at Corpus Christi College 0:52:23 Terrence Wright 14 Mar 2011
74 Creative Commons This book of starres': biblical constellations in the poetry of Herbert and Vaughan Prof Helen Wilcox (Bangor University) gives the third lecture in the Manifold Greatness" Oxford Celebrations of the King James Bible 1611-2011 lecture series held at Corpus Christi College 1:02:13 Helen Wilcox 14 Mar 2011
75 Creative Commons Swirls and secrets: the mysteries of Jonathan Swift's love letters In Swift's letters to his adored Stella, we see an elaborate combination of language and code to tease his reader but still communicate intimacy. The denial of full disclosure and the refusal to reveal all is part of the game of seduction. 0:09:48 Abigail Williams 14 Feb 2011
76 Creative Commons The Bodleian Shakespeare: A treasure lost... and regained From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Emma Smith reveals how Oxford University mobilised Alumni support to bring Shakespeare's First Folio back to the Bodleian library over 200 years after it was lost. 0:46:08 Emma Smith 19 Oct 2010
77 Creative Commons Oxford Literary Festival 2010 By Seven Firs and Goldenstone - An account of the Legend of Alderley Alan Garner gives an illustrated lecture on the Legend of Alderley. This version of the myth of the Sleeping Hero is rooted to places on Alderley Edge in Cheshire, where Alan Garner grew up. 0:55:37 Alan Garner 21 Jun 2010
78 Creative Commons Ethics, Hospitality and Radical Atheism: A Dialogue Dialogue between Martin Hägglund and Derek Attridge in Wadham College discussing Philosopher Jacques Derrida's ideas on hospitality and the challenge of Radical Atheism 1:38:52 Martin Hägglund, Derek Attridge 16 Apr 2010
79 Creative Commons Old English Tour - British Library Enhanced Podcast Tour of the Old English Manuscripts on display at the British Library by Dr S. D. Lee, Faculty of English, University of Oxford, 21st March 2007. 0:15:45 Stuart Lee 21 Mar 2007
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1 Creative Commons The Merchant of Venice (eBook) ePub version of text The Merchant of Venice. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 20 Nov 2012
2 Creative Commons Taming of the Shrew (eBook) ePub version of text THE Taming of the Shrew. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 09 Nov 2012
3 Creative Commons A Midsummer Night's Dream (eBook) ePub version of text A MIDSOMMER Nights Dreame. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 05 Nov 2012
4 Creative Commons Much Ado About Nothing (eBook) ePub version of text Much adoe about Nothing. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 30 Oct 2012
5 Creative Commons Hamlet (eBook) ePub version of text The tragedie of HAMLET, Prince of Denmarke. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 23 Oct 2012
6 Creative Commons As You Like It (eBook) ePub version of text As you Like it. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 23 Oct 2012
7 Creative Commons 4. (Slides) Of Knowledge and Probability Accompanying slides for Lectures 4a to 4f of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature Book One Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
8 Creative Commons 3. (slides) Abstract Ideas, Space and Time Accompanying slides for Lectures 3a to 3c of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature Book One Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
9 Creative Commons 2. (Slides) Hume's Theory of Relations Accompanying slides for Lecture 2 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature Book One Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
10 Creative Commons 1. (Slides) Introduction, Hume's Theory of Ideas and the Faculties Accompanying Slides for Lectures 1a to 1c of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
11 Creative Commons King Lear (eBook) ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF KING LEAR. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 22 Feb 2012
12 Creative Commons King John (eBook) ePub version of text The life and death of King Iohn. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 10 Feb 2012
13 Creative Commons Richard III (eBook) ePub version of text The Tragedy of Richard the Third: with the Landing of Earle Richmond, and the Battell at Bosworth Field. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 25 Jan 2012
14 Creative Commons The Comedy of Errors (eBook) ePub version of text The Comedie of Errors. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 23 Jan 2012
15 Creative Commons Henry IV part 1 (eBook) ePub version of text The First Part of Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of HENRY Sirnamed HOT-SPVRRE. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 16 Nov 2011
16 Creative Commons The Tempest (eBook) ePub version of text THE TEMPEST. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 William Shakespeare 14 Nov 2011
17 Creative Commons Antony and Cleopatra (eBook) ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF Anthonie, and Cleopatra. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 William Shakespeare 10 Nov 2011
18 Creative Commons Richard II (eBook) ePub version of text Richard II / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 01 Nov 2011
19 Creative Commons Twelfth Night (eBook) ePub version of text Twelfe Night, Or what you will. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 20 Oct 2011
20 Creative Commons Titus Andronicus (eBook) ePub version of text The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 19 Oct 2011
21 Creative Commons The Winter's Tale (eBook) ePub version of text The Winter's Tale. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 09 Nov 2010
22 Creative Commons Macbeth (eBook) ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF MACBETH. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 William Shakespeare 02 Nov 2010
23 Creative Commons Measure for Measure (eBook) ePub version of text MEASVRE, For Measure. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
24 Creative Commons Henry V (eBook) ePub version of text The Life of Henry the Fifth. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 20 Oct 2010
25 Creative Commons Othello (eBook) ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF Othello, the Moore of Venice. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 18 Oct 2010