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British Literature before 1800

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A podcast lecture series for English 2610 at Utah Valley University.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 16 - Persuasion, Pt 2 - Choose Your Own Adventure, Wentworth Edition

    Dr. Cammack discusses the second half of Jane Austen's Persuasion, including the role of physical and social appearance when social climbing and the two different endings to the novel

  2. Episode 15 - Persuasion, Pt 1 - Old Maids and Swoony Captains

    Dr. Cammack discusses the first fourteen chapters of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion and themes including the perils of giving romantic advice, old maids, and swoony naval captains.

  3. Episode 13 - A Vindication of the Rights of Woman - Bad@$$ Hyenas in Petticoats

    Dr. Cammack discusses Mary Wollstonecraft's essay "A Vindication for the Rights of Woman" as well as themes of feminism, education, and how to channel your inner bada@SS hyena in petticoats.

  4. Episode 12 - The Interesting Narrative of Equiano - The Author Formerly Known as Gustavas Vassa

    Dr. Cammack discusses abolition, slave narratives, and Christianity in the context of the work by Olaudah Equiano, the author formerly known as Gustavus Vassa

  5. Episode 11 - Tristram Shandy - Writing a Novel about Writing a Novel Before Writing a Novel was Cool

    Dr. Cammack discusses selections from Laurence Sterne's novel Tristram Shandy, including elements of the meta-narrative, sex as a metaphor for writing, and how this is the ultimate hipster novel.

  6. Episode 10 - The Rivals - The Fake Duel Commandments

    Dr. Cammack discusses Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals along with themes such as sentimentality, stage Irishness, and the fake duel commandments. Modern Baroque by MaxKoMusic | maxkomusic.com/

  7. Episode 09 - A Modest Proposal & The Rape of the Lock - Eating Babies While Running with Scissors

    Dr. Cammack discusses Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" along with themes such as satire, religion, politics, and eating babies while running with scissors Modern Baroque by MaxKoMusic | maxkomusic.com/

  8. Episode 07 - Oroonoko - Awkward Conversations with a White Woman

    Dr. Cammack discusses Aphra Behn's novel Oroonoko and themes such as women writers, colonialism, and awkward conversations about race. Modern Baroque by MaxKoMusic | maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported...

  9. Episode 06 - The Tempest - Swearing Lessons

    Dr. Cammack discusses William Shakespeare's The Tempest, examining themes like meta-performance, magic, and learning to swear. Modern Baroque by MaxKoMusic | maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com

  10. Episode 05 - Shakespeare's Sonnets - Tempestuous Love Letter No. 9

    Dr. Cammack discusses selections from William Shakespeare's sonnets, examining themes like the how form controls meaning, how poets control time, and how to write love letters to the one who isn't all that. Includes a clips from Harriet Walters reading Sonnet 18 and Juliet Stevenson reading…

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  11. Episode 04 - Canterbury Tales - The Road-Trip Mixed Tape

    Dr. Cammack discusses selections from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales along with themes of chivalry, the battle of the sexes, and the best mixed tape for a road trip to Canterbury. Includes a clip from Patience Agbabi's performance of the Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, the Slam Remix...

  12. Episode 03 - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - How to Accessorize for an Axe Fight

    Dr. Cammack discusses Sir Gawain and the Green Knight along with themes of chivalry, seduction, and what accessories to bring to an axe fight. Modern Baroque by MaxKoMusic | maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported...

  13. Episode 02 - The Táin - It's about a Cow?

    Dr. Cammack discusses Irish Mythology, a battle of the sexes, and what happens with you go on a cattle raid. Modern Baroque by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported...

  14. Episode 01 - Beowulf - Don't Mess With Mama

    Dr. Cammack discusses the first epic poem in the English language, the oral tradition, and why you really shouldn't mess with Grendel's mama. Modern Baroque by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0...

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