Mary Ann Lund
Associate Professor in Renaissance English Literature at the University of Leicester
2 episodes
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CultureAnglican saintsEnglish male poetsWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of religionSonneteersCritics of the Catholic ChurchEnglish male non-fiction writers17th-century English male writersLutheran saintsLiteracy and society theorists17th-century English poetsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarAnglican poets16th-century English poetsPeople from the City of LondonLiterary theoristsEnglish satiristsChristian poetsEnglish people of Welsh descentMetaphor theoristsWriters from LondonEpigrammatistsPoet priestsPamphleteersAlumni of Hart Hall, OxfordIndependent scholars16th-century English male writers17th-century Anglican theologiansMetaphysical poets17th-century English Anglican priestsNYRB Classics
John Donne
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the extraordinary life and work of one of England's finest love poets and, as Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, most remarkable preachers.
12 January 2023
Also featuring: Sue Wiseman, Hugh Adlington
CultureCritics of the Catholic ChurchAlumni of Hart Hall, OxfordPhilosophers of religionLiteracy and society theoristsEpigrammatistsEnglish people of Welsh descentIndependent scholars17th-century English poets16th-century English male writersMetaphor theoristsWriters about activism and social changeChristian poetsSonneteersEnglish male poets17th-century Anglican theologiansLutheran saintsAnglican poetsAnglican saints16th-century English poetsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarWriters from LondonPeople from the City of London17th-century English male writersLiterary theoristsMetaphysical poetsEnglish satiristsPoet priestsEnglish male non-fiction writersPamphleteers17th-century English Anglican priests16th century17th centuryTheologyThe Anatomy of Melancholy
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss a masterpiece of 17th-century medicine and literature: Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy.
12 May 2011
Also featuring: Julie Sanders, Erin Sullivan