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What function does comedy serve? What do people in power learn by watching tragedies? In this collection of five animations comedienne Josie Long guides us into the fascinating world of Literary Theory. Along the way we’ll discover two very different types of poet (and lover): The Petrarchan and The Libertine, we’re given insight into the complexity behind the term author and learn the difference between a book and the idea of a book.

This collection was created in conjunction with The Open University course A334 English Literature from Shakespeare to Austen

Outside the Book - for iPod/iPhone The Open University

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What function does comedy serve? What do people in power learn by watching tragedies? In this collection of five animations comedienne Josie Long guides us into the fascinating world of Literary Theory. Along the way we’ll discover two very different types of poet (and lover): The Petrarchan and The Libertine, we’re given insight into the complexity behind the term author and learn the difference between a book and the idea of a book.

This collection was created in conjunction with The Open University course A334 English Literature from Shakespeare to Austen

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    Comedy

    Comedy

    An introduction to the part comedy plays in English Literature

    • 1 Min.
    Transcript -- Comedy

    Transcript -- Comedy

    An introduction to the part comedy plays in English Literature

    • video
    Tragedy

    Tragedy

    An introduction to the Tragedy play in English Literature

    • 1 Min.
    Transcript -- Tragedy

    Transcript -- Tragedy

    An introduction to the Tragedy play in English Literature

    • video
    Two Styles of love

    Two Styles of love

    An introduction to the love portrayed in Patrachan and Libertine Poetry.

    • 1 Min.
    Transcript -- Two Styles of love

    Transcript -- Two Styles of love

    An introduction to the love portrayed in Patrachan and Libertine Poetry.

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