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Stresses the visual elements and the social historical context of the novel. The theme of ‘improvement’ is illustrated in terms of the then fashionable doctrine of redressing the balance between art and...
Illustrates the close identity between the social purpose of Alan Sillitoe’s proletarian novels and their actual location in the city of Nottingham.
David Lodge discusses the aims and intentions behind the writing of his fiction. He describes his experiences with publishers and his work in the field of literary criticism, e.g. ‘The Language of Fiction’.
Describes the effect on John Braine of his overnight success ‘Room At The Top’ and his subsequent writing, including his (largely adverse) views on contemporary literary journalism.
A television adaptation of the Dickens novel. Set against the turbulent background of the French Revolution and its echoes in england, the story follows the futurnes of Charles Darnay, his physical double...
Describes the literary situation immediately after World War 1 when Edgell Rickword began to contribute to the ‘TLS’, the ‘New Statesman’ and other literary journals. Gives an account of the...
Describes Middleton’s working methods and reasons for concentrating his fiction on his native city of Nottingham.
A S Byatt talks about her life and work.
Brigid Brophy talks about her life and work.
Opens with views of the Lawrence country shot from the top of Eastwood parish church tower and by using still and moving pictures offers a commentary on the importance of place and local culture in the mind...
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