Tim Armstrong
Professor of Modern English and American Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureBurials at Westminster AbbeyPantheists19th-century English poetsEnglish male novelistsEnglish male short story writersVictorian novelists20th-century English male writers19th-century English novelistsVictorian poetsEnglish short story writersMembers of the Order of MeritFellows of the Royal Society of Literature19th-century British short story writersAlumni of King's College LondonBritish male poets
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
CultureFellows of the Royal Society of LiteratureBritish male poetsEnglish short story writersAlumni of King's College London20th-century English male writers19th-century English poets19th-century English novelistsEnglish male novelistsEnglish male short story writersMembers of the Order of MeritPantheistsVictorian novelists19th-century British short story writersBurials at Westminster AbbeyVictorian poets19th century20th centuryPoetry