Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Self-reflexive novels

Self-reference is a concept that involves referring to oneself or one's own attributes, characteristics, or actions. It can occur in language, logic, mathematics, philosophy, and other fields.

2 episodes

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  1. Don Quixote

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the importance, originality and enduring appeal of Cervantes’ classic 17th century Spanish novel Don Quixote, a cornerstone of Western literature.

    16 March 2006

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    Featuring: Barry Ife, Edwin Williamson, Jane Whetnall

     
  2. Tristram Shandy

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Laurence Sterne's comic novel Tristram Shandy.

    24 April 2014

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    Featuring: Judith Hawley, John Mullan, Mary Newbould