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17 April 2026
Medieval Lyric: Thou Wanderest in this False World - Reading
A reading of the anonymous medieval lyric Thou Wanderest in this False World, a religious meditation...
17 April 2026
Coleridge: Kubla Khan - Analysis
An analysis of Coleridge's Kubla Khan, examining its visionary imagery, themes of imagination and the...
10 July 2026
Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: The Prioress PART TWO: How Chaucer's Ironic Intent Got Lost Over the Years
An analysis of how Chaucer's satirical portrayal of the Prioress was lost for two centuries, tracing...
17 April 2026
Thomas Hardy: The Oxen - Reading & Analysis
A combined reading and analysis of Hardy's The Oxen, a Christmas poem exploring nostalgia, lost faith,...
12 June 2026
Iron Maiden & the Professor: Who's Done More to Bring Young People to Coleridge's Ancient Mariner?
Iron Maiden's 1984 epic has introduced Coleridge's poem to millions. This video examines how Steve Harris...
17 April 2026
Hopkins: Spring and Fall - Reading & Analysis
A combined reading and analysis of Hopkins's Spring and Fall, exploring its themes of childhood innocence,...
17 April 2026
Wordsworth: Tintern Abbey - Concise Analysis
A concise analysis of Wordsworth's Tintern Abbey, covering its key themes of nature, memory, and spiritual...
02 June 2026
Who Were Shakespeare's Friends? The Stratford Circle
An exploration of Shakespeare's Stratford friends and social circle — Richard Quiney, Thomas Greene,...
15 April 2026
Shelley: Ode to the West Wind Canto I - Experimental Setting to Music (Heavy Metal/Rap)
An experimental heavy metal and rap setting of Canto I of Shelley's Ode to the West Wind, demonstrating...
15 April 2026
Hopkins: Spring and Fall - Analysis
An analysis of Hopkins's Spring and Fall, exploring its themes of childhood innocence, the awareness...
17 April 2026
Keats: Ode to a Nightingale - Reading & Analysis (Playlist)
A playlist bringing together all videos on Keats's Ode to a Nightingale, including a combined reading...
13 May 2026
Shelley: Ode to the West Wind - Form and Technique
A technical companion to the video analysis: how Shelley constructed "Ode to the West Wind" using the...
17 April 2026
W.B. Yeats: Sailing to Byzantium - Experimental Reading (Jazz)
An experimental jazz reading of Yeats's Sailing to Byzantium, bringing the poem's themes of aging, art,...
17 April 2026
Medieval Lyric: I Have a Yong Suster - Reading & Analysis
A combined reading and analysis of the anonymous medieval riddle lyric I Have a Yong Suster, exploring...
17 April 2026
Coleridge: The Preface to Kubla Khan - Analysis
An analysis of Coleridge's preface to Kubla Khan, examining his account of the poem's composition in...
