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Literature and Form

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

# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 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
2 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
3 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
4 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