Surbiton English Lit

By Anthony Sebastian

A podcast series for students and book lovers, exploring some of literature’s most enduring texts.... more

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The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.

Surbiton English Lit episodes:

December 01, 2020 To Kill A Mockingbird - A Southern Gothic Novel
Ms Gladwyn explores the genre of the Southern Gothic in regards to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird
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11min
December 01, 2020 Social Class in Gothic Literature
Ms Gladwyn explores the topic of social class in Gothic Literature, a rigid class structure, the impact of rapid urbanisation and how Darwin’s views upset the Victorian apple cart.
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10min
October 22, 2020 Of Mice and Men - Curley's Wife
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn explores the significance of Curley's Wife in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
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5min
October 22, 2020 Gothic Literature: M.R. James
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn gives us an overview of the life and works of Edwardian author M.R. James - famed for his ghost stories. Gladwyn neatly sets James' work in its context and shows how he had a talent for causing terror by playing with the cultural anxieties of the time.
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5min
October 22, 2020 Gothic Literature: The Castle of Otranto
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn introduces us to The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, widely considered to be the first text in the Gothic genre.
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5min
October 22, 2020 Of Mice and Men - Loneliness
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn takes us through the all-important theme of 'loneliness' in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
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5min
October 22, 2020 Of Mice and Men - The Dream
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn explores the theme of 'The Dream' in Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men'.
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5min
August 29, 2020 To Kill a Mockingbird - Atticus the Accommodationist
Atticus is probably the most recognisable fictional representative of liberalism in the 20th century. However, how progressive is he really? This podcast looks at the values he represents and asks if he really is the liberal progressive we think he is.
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18min
August 29, 2020 To Kill a Mockingbird - Justice and Injustice (pt 2)
It’s important when looking at this text that we don’t just look for justice in the events of the trial. Throughout Part 2 there are several vignettes that highlight the themes of justice, injustice and hypocrisy.
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20min
August 29, 2020 To Kill a Mockingbird - The significance of Aunt Alexandra
Aunt Alexandra: Attics’s sister, representative of the Old South, obsessed with lineage and class and an unwelcome ‘feminine influence’ for Scout. Is that the full story?
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14min

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