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250 Years of English Literature

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    Prof. Stefan Collini - From Belles-Lettres to Eng-Lit: Criticism and its Publics
    Professor Stefan Collini re-examines the history of the activity of literary criticism and discipline of English Literature. In the 250 years since the founding of the Chair of Rhetoric and Belles-Let...
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    Theatres of Learning: Drama, the University and performance in Scotland
    Dr Olga Taxidou (The University of Edinburgh), Peter Arnott (Resident Playwright, Genomics Forum) and David Maclennan (Director, Oran Mor) discuss Drama, the university and performance in Scotland. Re...
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    The Edinburgh Review: Then and Now
    Professor William Christie (University of Sydney) and Dr Alan Gillis (The University of Edinburgh) discuss ‘The Edinburgh Review: Then and Now’. Recorded 16 March 2012. Audio version....
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    Stevenson Among the Psychologists - The SWINC Annual Lecture
    Please join us for the Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC) Annual Lecture: Stevenson Among the Psychologists Professor Roger Luckhurst (Birkbeck College, University of London) explores ...
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    Daniel Wilson, Scotland and Canada: the export of English
    Professor Deidre Lynch (Chancellor Jackman Professor of English, University of Toronto) talks about Daniel Wilson, Scotland and Canada: the export of English. Recorded 6 March 2012. Audio version....
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    The Regius Chair and its incumbents
    Professor Alistair Fowler (Emeritus Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature) and Professor Greg Walker (Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature) discuss their experience, past and present, o...
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    Burns in Edinburgh
    Poets and critics read Burns, discuss the Bard in the city, and describe what his work has meant to them personally. Recorded Wednesday 25 January 2012. Audio version. Listen to podcast...
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    From Belles Lettres to English Lit: the Victorian Regius Chair in in Glasgow and Edinburgh
    Professor Nigel Leask discusses with Professor Susan Manning the development of literary study in Scotland in the nineteenth century, and some of the key figures involved. Recorded Tuesday 7 February ...
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    Shakespeare's Cheek: Another Bard in Scotland
    Dr James Loxley describes the reception and influence of Shakespeare's work in Scotland, including around Hugh Blair's time. Recorded Friday 17 February 2012. Audio version. Listen to podcast...
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    1762
    Professor Susan Manning, Dr Bob Irvine, Professor Randall Stevenson discuss Hugh Blair's appointment to the first Regius Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres in 1762, and the literary ambience at the ...
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