Interviewer
Stephanie Kelley
Interviews by Stephanie Kelley
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Selected Prose
by Charles Lamb -
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Culture and Anarchy and Other Writings
by Matthew Arnold -
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Selected Essays, Poems, and Other Writings
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Studies in the History of the Renaissance
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The Hands of the Living God: An Account of a Psychoanalytic Treatment
by Marion Milner
David Russell on The Victorian Essay
David Russell on The Victorian Essay
With the advent of the Victorian age, polite maxims of eighteenth-century essays in the Spectator were replaced by a new generation of writers who thought deeply—and playfully—about social relationships, moral responsibility, education and culture. Here, Oxford literary critic David Russell explores the distinct qualities that define the Victorian essay and recommends five of its greatest practitioners.
The best books on Sex in Victorian Literature, recommended by Claire Jarvis
We often assume the Victorians had puritanical attitudes to sex, but this was far from the reality. From familiar classics to neglected gems, Claire Jarvis—Stanford academic and author of Exquisite Masochism: Sex, Marriage and the Novel Form—selects the best books on sex in Victorian literature.
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Lyrical Ballads
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Gustave Doré -
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The Complete Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge -
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Coleridge's Notebooks: A Selection
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Biographia Literaria
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Best Samuel Taylor Coleridge Books, recommended by Seamus Perry
The Best Samuel Taylor Coleridge Books, recommended by Seamus Perry
The reputation of Romantic poet, critic and philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge has long been overshadowed by William Wordsworth, his friend and Lyrical Ballads co-author. Oxford professor Seamus Perry talks us through the books that showcase Coleridge’s idiosyncratic brilliance.
The best books on Adam and Eve, recommended by Stephen Greenblatt
Who were Adam and Eve, really? Over many centuries, the origin story has undergone countless transformations. The Pulitzer Prize-winner and Harvard professor Stephen Greenblatt chooses five books that explore the history of Adam and Eve, and tells us why the world isn’t ready to leave the narrative of Eden behind