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Tag Archives: Tennyson
The Childhood of the Hero in the Acritic Tradition
Dr Leon Burnett (Essex) The Childhood of the Hero in the Acritic Tradition Myth Reading Group Wednesday 16 October 2019 1.15 – 2.45 pm Room NTC.3.06 The new term begins with the new theme of Myth and Childhood. As is … Continue reading
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Tagged Kalevala, King Arthur, Leon Burnett, Mabinogion, myth and childhood, Tennyson
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Thursday 15 October: The Uses of Myth: ‘The Witch à la Mode’
The Myth Reading Group returns with a series of open sessions this term. In this opening session, Dr. Leon Burnett will introduce a discussion of the uses of myth in D. H. Lawrence’s short story, ‘The Witch à la Mode’. … Continue reading
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Tagged D. H. Lawrence, Leon Burnett, modern/contemporary literature, Tennyson
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Tuesday 17 January: Persephone – Extraordinary Renditions: To Hell and Back
Myth Reading Group Tuesday 17 January 2012 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5B.330 — NOTE CHANGE OF ROOM We have three principal texts for this week… 01 Introduction by Leon Burnett (to be read first) 02 Mandel’shtam’s Persephone Poems (‘I … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlives, D. H. Lawrence, Demeter, Homeric Hymn, Leon Burnett, Orpheus, Osip Mandel’shtam, Persephone, poetry, Tennyson
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