Classics and Elitism

Prof. Edith Hall gives the Wilde Lecture at the Manchester Lit. and Phil. Society on 4th November 2013.  In it she speaks on the question ‘Is the Study of Greek and Roman Classics Elitist?’ The video is mainly a Prezi presentation with the audio recording from the event and a few photos thrown in.

Charles Kingsley: Chartism and Classics

Edith Hall speaks about the famous Victorian author and Chartist, Charles Kingsley. Alton Locke (1850) is a novel by Kingsley that tells the tale of an impoverished London taylor and poet who teaches himself Latin and Greek and joins the Chartist movement. “The novel offers one of the most lucid discussions of the relationship between classical … Read More