52,797 subscribers
Go offline with the Player FM app!
Classic Debate: Austen vs Brontë
Manage episode 478069136 series 1264716
Jane Austen created the definitive picture of Georgian England. No writer matches Austen’s sensitive ear for the hypocrisy and irony lurking beneath the genteel conversation. That’s the argument of the Janeites, but to the aficionados of Emily Brontë they are the misguided worshippers of a circumscribed mind. In Wuthering Heights, Brontë dispensed with Austen’s niceties and the upper-middle class drawing rooms of Bath and the home counties. Her backdrop is the savage Yorkshire moors, her subject the all-consuming passions of the heart. To help you decide who should be crowned queen of English letters we have the lined up the best advocates to make the case for each writer. In this event, chaired by author and critic Erica Wagner, we invited guests including author Kate Mosse, Professor and author John Mullan, and actors Mariah Gale, Samuel West and Dominic West, to discuss each writer's influence.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1387 episodes
Manage episode 478069136 series 1264716
Jane Austen created the definitive picture of Georgian England. No writer matches Austen’s sensitive ear for the hypocrisy and irony lurking beneath the genteel conversation. That’s the argument of the Janeites, but to the aficionados of Emily Brontë they are the misguided worshippers of a circumscribed mind. In Wuthering Heights, Brontë dispensed with Austen’s niceties and the upper-middle class drawing rooms of Bath and the home counties. Her backdrop is the savage Yorkshire moors, her subject the all-consuming passions of the heart. To help you decide who should be crowned queen of English letters we have the lined up the best advocates to make the case for each writer. In this event, chaired by author and critic Erica Wagner, we invited guests including author Kate Mosse, Professor and author John Mullan, and actors Mariah Gale, Samuel West and Dominic West, to discuss each writer's influence.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1387 episodes
Todos los episodios
×
1 An Evening with Adam Buxton and Caitlin Moran (Part Two) 38:04

1 An Evening with Adam Buxton and Caitlin Moran (Part One) 39:04

1 How has resistance shaped Britain? With Steve McQueen (Part Two) 41:10

1 How has resistance shaped Britain? With Steve McQueen (Part One) 39:30

1 Understanding Xi: Is China’s President a Threat to the World? (Part Two) 38:14

1 Understanding Xi: Is China’s President a Threat to the World? (Part One) 40:20

1 How To Cure Your Algorithm, with Jamie Bartlett 51:14

1 Truth Hurts: From Conflict to Connection, with Dr Julia Ebner 50:17

1 Tricks, Trolls, and LOLs: Comedy’s Crash Course in Spotting Lies, with Rachel Parris 57:28

1 Can we have prosperity without growth? With Tim Jackson 56:02

1 Is Your Phone Controlling Your Life? With Kaitlyn Regehr (Part Two) 40:19

1 Is Your Phone Controlling Your Life? With Kaitlyn Regehr (Part One) 38:03

1 Tariff Special: The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Helen Thompson (Part Two) 40:59

1 Tariff Special: The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Helen Thompson (Part One) 42:46

1 Can Mathematics Fuel Creativity? With Marcus du Sautoy (Part Two) 38:00
Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.