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Victorian Animals in Literature and Culture
- By: Deborah Morse, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Deborah Morse
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
While the popular image of the Victorian world is one of stiff formality and old-fashioned values, it was an incredibly transformative time for many people who sought better protections, fairer wages, and greater freedom. And this included an increasingly popular and successful fight for animal welfare. Prior to the 19th century, the mistreatment of animals was rarely questioned, and sports like bullbaiting and dogfighting were common. So, what brought the plight of exploited and suffering animals to the attention of activists, politicians, and the public at large?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Informative
- By Gilbert M. Stack on 09-27-24
Prof Morse's love letter to animals and literature
Reviewed: 08-28-24
In this deeply informed, beautifully performed, and warmly felt introduction to Victorian and early modern literature about the relationship between people and animals, Professor Morse explores the way authors from Anna Sewell to Virginia Woolf have grappled with the notion of animal consciousness. Do these authors anthropomorphize their subjects? Of course, because that's the essence of writing human words about them. But Morse's biographical sketches of the authors she has selected investigate human-animal intersection with intelligence and heart. Morse gives listeners insight into the motivations that led to the creation of horses Ginger and Black Beauty, wolves Blanca and Old Lobo, Peter Rabbit, and many others. She infuses her readings of these authors' literary creatures with her own love for animals in the natural world and invites us to question human actions within the natural world today.
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The Brontës: Romantic Passion and Social Justice
- By: Deborah Morse, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Deborah Morse
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë created some of the greatest works of 19th-century English literature. How did these three young women, born into a humble parsonage on the isolated moors of Northern England, write such striking work? What influenced them? How did they get their stories out into the world? Why do their novels continue to grip readers to this day? These and other questions are what you will explore in The Brontës: Romantic Passion and Social Justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding…
- By Jo C. on 08-29-21
A clear and engaging introduction to all three Bronte sisters
Reviewed: 08-28-21
Professor Morse speaks passionately about her loves for the novelists and their commitment to social justice and women’s independence in nIneteenth-century England. Very enjoyable and inspiring.
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