How did Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press contribute to modern day independent publishing? Nicola Wilson and Claire Battershill discuss the innovations and successes of the press alongside their new book Virginia Woolf and the World of Books. Just over hundred years ago, in 1917, Leonard and Virginia Woolf began a publishing house from their dining-room table. Can … Continue reading
E. T. A. Hoffmann and Transgressive Romanticism – 5 minutes with Christopher R. Clason
To celebrate the release of E.T.A. Hoffmann: Transgressive Romanticism, Christopher R. Clason discusses the work of the author and the revelations of viewing his work through a 'transgressive' lens. Can you tell us a bit about the life of E.T.A Hoffmann and how it influenced his work? Hoffmann was born in a somewhat dysfunctional family in … Continue reading
Federico García Lorca, his life and selected Suites. Five minutes with Roberta Ann Quance
To celebrate the release of Federico García Lorca, Selected Suites, translator Roberta Ann Quance discusses Lorca's youth, early works and the various versions of the Suites. The suites are a body of work of over 200 poems that Lorca wrote between 1920 and 1923. To understand exactly where they come from we need to go back to Lorca’s first … Continue reading
Women of the Country House in Ireland – Five minutes with Maeve O’Riordan
Ahead of the launch of Women of the Country House in Ireland, 1860-1914, author Maeve O'Riordan discusses the various experiences of women among the Irish Ascendancy, from financial freedom to their own observations of motherhood. Women of the Country House in Ireland 1860-1914 reveals the lives of the women among the Irish Ascendancy. How did you go about … Continue reading
Walter Greenwood’s ‘Love on the Dole’ – 10 minutes with Chris Hopkins
To celebrate the release of Walter Greenwood’s 'Love on the Dole', author Chris Hopkins discusses the evolution of Love on the Dole and unveils the unpublished works of Walter Greenwood. Can you tell us a bit about Walter Greenwood and the context in which Love on the Dole was written? Walter Greenwood was born in a very impoverished area of … Continue reading
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