William Blazek
Associate Professor and Reader in American Literature at Liverpool Hope University
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureNovels adapted into operasNovels adapted into comicsNovels adapted into balletsNovels adapted into radio programsModernist novelsAmerican novels adapted into films, American novels adapted into plays, American novels adapted into television showsNovels about adulteryMetafictional novelsMurder–suicide in fiction
The Great Gatsby
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great American novels of the 20th Century, where inexplicably rich Jay Gatsby aims to win Daisy Buchanan from her millionaire husband.
14 January 2021
Also featuring: Sarah Churchwell, Philip McGowan
CultureMetafictional novelsNovels adapted into operasAmerican novels adapted into films, American novels adapted into plays, American novels adapted into television showsNovels adapted into balletsNovels adapted into comicsNovels about adulteryMurder–suicide in fictionNovels adapted into radio programsModernist novels