The Secret Life of Books

The Secret Life of Books

Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, and Great Expectations are just a few of the classic works of fiction that we all know and love. But how well do we really know them? In this series, presenters revisit original manuscripts and diaries of the authors themselves to reveal new insights into classic literature.
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IMDb 7,4/1020142 sæsoner
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6 episoder
  • 1. The Mabinogion

    1. The Mabinogion

    The Mabinogion is a collection of 11 ancient folk tales that is considered Wales' most important contribution to European literature. Cerys Matthews explores the fascinating history of the collection and how it influenced fantasy such as J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
    The Mabinogion is a collection of 11 ancient folk tales that is considered Wales' most important contribution to European literature. Cerys Matthews explores the fascinating history of the collection and how it influenced fantasy such as J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
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    29min
    22. sep. 2014
  • 2. Shakespeare's First Folio

    2. Shakespeare's First Folio

    Actor Simon Russell Beale has dedicated most of his professional life to the work of one man: The Bard, William Shakespeare. In Shakespeare's time, original manuscripts were thrown away, so without The First Folio, many of Shakespeare's works would have been lost forever.
    Actor Simon Russell Beale has dedicated most of his professional life to the work of one man: The Bard, William Shakespeare. In Shakespeare's time, original manuscripts were thrown away, so without The First Folio, many of Shakespeare's works would have been lost forever.
    IA = INGEN ALDERSGRÆNSE
    29min
    11. sep. 2014
  • 3. Frankenstein

    3. Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has become synonymous monsters and the dangers of science without morals. Author and scientist Professor Alice Roberts returns to the original text to explore the myths of the novel and what Shelley originally intended Frankenstein to be about.
    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has become synonymous monsters and the dangers of science without morals. Author and scientist Professor Alice Roberts returns to the original text to explore the myths of the novel and what Shelley originally intended Frankenstein to be about.
    IA = INGEN ALDERSGRÆNSE
    29min
    18. sep. 2014
  • 4. Great Expectations

    4. Great Expectations

    Great Expectations has often been considered one of Charles Dickens's greatest works. EastEnders screenwriter Tony Jordan explores Dickens's success as a serial writer and how Dickens could never keep his own personal problems out of his novels.
    Great Expectations has often been considered one of Charles Dickens's greatest works. EastEnders screenwriter Tony Jordan explores Dickens's success as a serial writer and how Dickens could never keep his own personal problems out of his novels.
    IA = INGEN ALDERSGRÆNSE
    29min
    4. sep. 2014
  • 5. Mrs. Dalloway

    5. Mrs. Dalloway

    English writer Virginia Woolf is one of the most fascinating novelists of the twentieth century. Presenter Alexandra Harris explores Woolf's 1925 novel Mrs. Dalloway and how the writing reflected the unstable society following the World War One.
    English writer Virginia Woolf is one of the most fascinating novelists of the twentieth century. Presenter Alexandra Harris explores Woolf's 1925 novel Mrs. Dalloway and how the writing reflected the unstable society following the World War One.
    IA = INGEN ALDERSGRÆNSE
    29min
    18. sep. 2014
  • 6. Jane Eyre

    6. Jane Eyre

    Novelist Bidisha Mamata first read Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre when she was a teenager and was captivated by Jane's liberating journey into adulthood. But upon revisiting the book, Bidisha challenges the romanticism of Brontë's classic novel.
    Novelist Bidisha Mamata first read Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre when she was a teenager and was captivated by Jane's liberating journey into adulthood. But upon revisiting the book, Bidisha challenges the romanticism of Brontë's classic novel.
    IA = INGEN ALDERSGRÆNSE
    29min
    2. okt. 2014
  • The Secret Life of Books
    IMDb 7,4/1020142 sæsoner
    Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, and Great Expectations are just a few of the classic works of fiction that we all know and love. But how well do we really know them? In this series, presenters revisit original manuscripts and diaries of the authors themselves to reveal new insights into classic literature.
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