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Matthew Bevis
Matthew Bevis is Professor of English Literature and Fellow at Keble College, Oxford. His books include The Art of Eloquence: Byron, Dickens, Tennyson, Joyce (OUP, 2007), Some Versions of Empson, ed. (OUP, 2007), and Comedy: A Very Short Introduction (2012). His essays have appeared in the London Review of Books, Harper’s, Raritan, and Poetry magazine, and he has recently finished a book entitled Wordsworth’s Fun. He is currently working on two books: Knowing Edward Lear (for OUP), and On Wonder (for Harvard UP).
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| 1 | Edward Lear's Vision |
A talk given at the Ashmolean Museum on Edward Lear’s life, art, and poetry. Edward Lear’s... |
Matthew Bevis |
| 2 | Edward Lear's Feelings: Weeping |
'He weeps by the side of the ocean, He weeps on the top of the hill', the poet wrote of himself... |
Matthew Bevis, Jasmine Jagger |
| 3 | Edward Lear's Feelings: Laughter |
Lear once spoke of 'this ludicrously whirligig life which one suffers from first and laughs at... |
Matthew Bevis, Jasmine Jagger |
| 4 | Edward Lear's Feelings: Disgust |
This programme explores appetite, desire, and disgust in Lear. It studies a range of limericks... |
Matthew Bevis, Jasmine Jagger |
| 5 | Edward Lear's Feelings: Wonder |
This programme examines different meanings of 'wonder' in Lear - as both a positive and a... |
Matthew Bevis, Jasmine Jagger |
| 6 | Edward Lear's Feelings: Introduction |
This programme introduces Lear and outlines the structure of the programmes. Each episode will... |
Matthew Bevis, Jasmine Jagger |
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| 1 | Edward Lear's Lines of Flight |
The Chatterton Lecture on Poetry, 'Edward Lear's Lines of Flight', delivered by Professor... |
Matthew Bevis |
| 2 | Paintings, Parrots and Poetry: The Life of Edward Lear |
A live event recorded at the Natural History Museum with Matthew Bevis. ... |
Matthew Bevis |