Henry James (1843-1916) and H.G. Wells (1866-1946) became friends in the mid-1890s and held each other in high esteem, despite differing aesthetic views. James, a master stylist and theorist about the the novel, disagreed with Wells who argued for the usefulness of art. By reading fictionalised biographies of both writers and...
Henry James (1843-1916) and H.G. Wells (1866-1946) became friends in the mid-1890s and held each other in high esteem, despite differing aesthetic views. James, a master stylist and theorist about the the novel, disagreed with Wells who argued for the usefulness of art. By reading fictionalised biographies of both writers and a study of some of their own writing, we shall...
Would you like to learn the language of the ancient Romans? Fortunately, Latin is not a “dead language” at all; it’s alive and thriving! Join us as we learn to speak and read one of the most important languages of them all. Perhaps you’ve started to learn a little Latin on your...
Would you like to learn the language of the ancient Romans? Fortunately, Latin is not a “dead language” at all; it’s alive and thriving! Join us as we learn to speak and read one of the most important languages of them all. Perhaps you’ve started to learn a little Latin on your own, or maybe you took O-Level Latin a few decades...
Some years back I ran a course with this title in order to examine the art of the singer of popular song. I now propose to look again at the topic to consider judgements made then and to listen to some new and different artists we didn’t have time to include....
Some years back I ran a course with this title in order to examine the art of the singer of popular song. I now propose to look again at the topic to consider judgements made then and to listen to some new and different artists we didn’t have time to include. How interpreters of song use technique, or even lack of...
