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Shakespeare In London: Shakespeare's Early Life
Follow William Shakespeare through 16th and 17th Century London, as the bard created many of the most important works ever written. Shakespeare's family and early life and schooling. His subsequent marriage to Ann Hathaway after which he...
Curated Video
Gender, Guilt, and Fate - Macbeth, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 410
This week on Crash Course Literature, John Green is continuing to talk about Shakespeare's dark, bloody, Scottish play, Macbeth. This time around, we're looking at the play's characters operate, how the play deals with gender, and the...
Cerebellum
Understanding Romeo & Juliet: Setting The Scene
Romeo and Juliet is based on the long-standing hatred between two families, it is a tale of star-crossed lovers that is perhaps the greatest tragic love story in English literature. The scene is set. This video is part 2 of the series...
Curated Video
Jane Austen: What Did She Look Like? | Her Story & Face Revealed | Royalty Now
Jane Austen: What did she really look like? Facial Re-creations of the famous author of Pride and Prejudice & History Documentary. Timestamps: 0:00 Early Life & First Writings 3:28 First Love 5:22 Prolific Period 7:25 Time in Bath 10:58...
Atomi
A Level English Literature – What is Political and Social Protest Writing?
"We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control" is a sentiment that finds literary precedent in the writing of the 18th century! Isn't that fantastic? This video looks at what social and political protest writing is, its...
Oxford Comma
Counting our Own Hours: When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be
Because he died so young, Keats' poetry is often read biographically. Readers usually come to the consensus that his death at 25 years of age robbed the world of one of its greatest writers. And Keats certainly thought his early death...
Oxford Comma
How Mary Shelley's Fascination with Graveyards Inspired Frankenstein
From early in life, Mary Shelley found inspiration and solace at the foot of the grave. Biographical insight into this relationship with the departed clearly shows that Victor Frankenstein's journey is a terrible lesson in how to respect...
Oxford Comma
Chapter by Chapter (Never Let Me Go): Chapter Seventeen
Welcome to the seventeenth video in our chapter by chapter analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go! In this video we'll look at what how Ishiguro ends part two of the novel and why Kathy decides to leave the cottages early in order...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Juan Parada - Teachers Make a Difference - George Lukacs
Juan M. Parada, is a technologist, media critic, web developer, consultant, digital strategist, DJ, business owner, and Associate Professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Parada has been a part of the Interactive...
Oxford Comma
Poetic Devices Explained: LINE BREAKS (Definitions, Examples, and How to Use Them).
The third video in our series on poetic devices, in this video will look at how poets use line breaks to create meter and music in their poetry. We'll also examine how to write about them as well as a clever usage from early pop-punk music.
Oxford Comma
Love and Time: The Sun Rising
Playing on the tradition of the interrupted lovers (who in this case are interrupted by the sun), Donne creates a metaphor that stretches the length of the poem. Stay tuned for a reading, summary, and analysis of one of my all time...
National Theatre
Making Theatre in the Climate Crisis
This video discusses the National Theatre's initiative to reduce their environmental impact through the use of recycled materials and collaborative efforts among different disciplines. It also showcases the design elements of the play...
Oxford Comma
Chapter by Chapter (Never Let Me Go): Chapter Twelve
Welcome to the twelfth video in our chapter by chapter analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go! In this video we'll look at possibles, dream futures, and the fact that the students are CLONES!
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Chapter by Chapter (Never Let Me Go): Chapter Six
Welcome to the sixth video in our chapter by chapter analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go! In this video we'll look the Judy Bridgewater song that gives the novel its title, the odd way Hailsham addresses smoking, the strange...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Cara Erdheim Kilgallen - Humor in the Classroom
Cara Kilgallen earned her B.A. in English and Spanish from Colby College in 2001M.A. and Ph.D. from Fordham University in 2010.Cara is a professor at Sacred Heart University in the department of Languages and Literatures. Her teaching...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Cara Erdheim Kilgallen - Teachers Make a Difference - My Family and Herb London
Cara Kilgallen earned her B.A. in English and Spanish from Colby College in 2001, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Fordham University in 2010.Cara is a professor at Sacred Heart University in the department of Languages and Literatures. Her...
NativLang
The Other Z - why you mispronounce this Scottish letter
How an old letter and a printing press changed our pronunciation of a Scottish name. A story about Scots - neither English nor Gaelic! Subscribe for language: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NativLang Be my patron:...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Jabberwocky | CLASSIC | Lewis Caroll - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Jabberwocky | CLASSIC | Lewis Caroll - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen Michael Rosen reads a great nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll with lots of invented words in it. "Jabberwocky" is a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll...
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The Triantiwontigongolope Poem by C J Dennis
The Triantiwontigongolope written by C. J. Dennis This poem is from a book published in 1921 C.J. Dennis' Book for Kids. C. J. Dennis, was an Australian poet who helped popularise Australian slang in literature, earning him the title...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Explained In 5 Questions: William Shakespeare | Encyclopaedia Britannica
Often called the English national poet and considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time, William Shakespeare occupies a position unique in world literature. No writer’s living reputation can compare to that of Shakespeare,...
British Council
Stratford 1: Shakespeare, Glove Maker
Shakespeare did not go to university, and that may have been the best decision he ever made. A video, part of the Shakespeare English exercises series, describes the famous playwright's early years in Stratford-Upon-Avon, sharing details...
The School of Life
Jane Austen
Jane Austen wrote about strong women, social boundaries, and relationship dynamics in the early 19th century to educate her readers about the state of humanity. Learn more about the themes woven throughout her works, including Pride and...
British Council
Stratford 2: The Lost Years
Before Shakespeare moved to London, he found inspiration in Stratford. Part of a thorough series on Shakespeare, an intriguing video describes the Bard's early years in Stratford when he was newly married and had three young children....
PBS
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God is the subject of a Crash Course Literature episode narrated by John Green. Here, Green shares the critical reactions to the novel as well as his own thoughts about its importance.