
Tim Armstrong
Professor of Modern English and American Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London
1 episode
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CultureBurials at Westminster AbbeyPantheistsEnglish male novelists19th-century English poetsVictorian novelistsEnglish male short story writers20th-century English male writers19th-century English novelistsVictorian poetsMembers of the Order of MeritEnglish short story writers19th-century British short story writersFellows of the Royal Society of LiteratureBritish male poetsAlumni of King's College London
Thomas Hardy's Poetry
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hardy's poems, which he prized far above the novels which made him famous and rich, and his ambition to be ranked alongside Shelley and Byron.
13 January 2022
Also featuring: Mark Ford, Jane Thomas
CultureMembers of the Order of MeritBritish male poetsPantheistsEnglish male novelists19th-century English poets19th-century British short story writersBurials at Westminster Abbey20th-century English male writersFellows of the Royal Society of LiteratureVictorian novelistsAlumni of King's College London19th-century English novelistsEnglish male short story writersVictorian poetsEnglish short story writers