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Great Writers Inspire: What is Literature, and Why Does It Matter?
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This section brings together some resources from the across the Great Writers Inspire site to illustrate how these can be used as a starting point for exploration of or classroom discussion about the the questions 'What is Literature?', and 'Why Does It Matter?'.The 'What is Literature, and Why Does It Matter?' essay introduces a series of topics and questions and gives examples of resources to explore. It is aimed at teachers, students and anyone who is interested in literature who wants to put text into context and be inspired by Great Writers.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Lecture
Reading
Provider:
University of Oxford
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Great Writers Inspire
Author:
Alex Pryce
Ankhi Mukherjee
Catherine Brown
Helena Kennedy
Judith Luna
Kate O'Connor
Date Added:
02/12/2013
Great Writers Inspire from Oxford Podcasts
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From Dickens to Shakespeare, from Chaucer to Kipling and from Austen to Blake, this significant collection contains inspirational short talks freely available to the public and the education community worldwide. This series is aimed primarily at first year undergraduates but will be of interest to school students preparing for university and anyone who would like to know more about the world's great writers. The talks were produced as part of the Great Writers Inspire Project which makes a significant body of material freely available on the subject of great works of literature and their authors.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
University of Oxford
Provider Set:
University of Oxford Podcasts
Author:
Alex Pryce
Ankhi Mukherjee
Helena Kennedy
Jon Mee
Judith Luna
Julian Thompson
Kathryn Sutherland
Linda Gates
Sophie Duncan
Tiffany Stern
Date Added:
02/07/2012