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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Happy ‘Open Education Week’!
As well as providing a discussion forum in the form of this blog, our Great Writers Inspire project ultimately aims to bring together a collection of ‘open educational resources‘, including key lectures from world-class academics, and a thousand downloadable electronic … Continue reading
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A Short Literary History of Vampires
You’ve heard of Twilight. You may have read Twilight. Try as you might, you can’t escape Twilight (or True Blood, or Anne Rice, or wonderful B-horror vampire movies that are on ITV at three in the morning). These days, vampires … Continue reading
LibriVox: Free audio books online
We just wanted to let you know about a great resource of which you may not have heard: LibriVox, a website where volunteers read public domain books and create free audiobooks anyone can download. They also provide links to information … Continue reading
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Who Killed Christopher Marlowe (and Why)?
The short answer is Ingram Frizer, allegedly in self-defence. The long answer is much more interesting, representing a five hundred-year-old literary mystery full of intrigue, betrayal, political machinations, and poetry. Christopher Marlowe is best-known as being the playwright who created … Continue reading
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Tagged be inspired, literary mystery, Marlowe, playwright, Renaissance Theatre, spy
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Who is your ‘Great Writer’?
To celebrate World Book Day the Great Writers Inspire project would like to hear about the writers that inspire you. Please add your comments to this post – your great writer and why they inspire you in 2-3 sentences. Thanks … Continue reading
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Geoffrey Chaucer: The Father of Modern English?
Touted as the father of modern English by his contemporaries and later (even modern) critics, Geoffrey Chaucer remains one of the essential medieval writers that still has prevalence in our literary culture today. Most well known as a poet, Chaucer … Continue reading
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