Jane Austen couldn't write elegant prose!

Yet Jane Austen couldn't spell, had no grasp of punctuation and her writing betrayed an accent straight out of The Archers, according to an Oxford University academic.

Prof Kathryn Sutherland said analysis of Austen's handwritten letters and manuscripts reveal that her finished novels owed as much to the intervention of her editor as to the genius of the author.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/8080832/Jane-Austens-famous-prose-may-not-be-hers-after-all.html

Brighton Rock the musical?

Click this link to John Barry's Page on his musical with information and links

Scenes, interviews and reviews on the remake of "Brighton Rock"

Two reviews praising the new film!
http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/89165/brighton-rock.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2010/sep/14/brighton-rock-andrea-riseborough-rowan-joffe

Interesting viewing, especially on the new take on Rose. These clips are from the Toronto Film Festival.

AO2 focus for the opening pages of "Brighton Rock" by Graham Greene (1938)

It's my first effort -  and there is a lot in this Prezi to promote active learning. Maybe I'll add music next time! You need to open it up in full screen by putting the cursor over "More".

How does Graham Greene present Hale and Pinky in the opening pages of "Brighton Rock" (1938)? AS English Literature on Prezi

Critical Views of "Othello" - over time

Click here for an excellent resource from the website, More Learning for a range of critical writing about Shakespeare's play. This will be invaluable for the all important AO3 for AS coursework in English Literature.

"Eleftherios K. Venizelos" the main political influence on Dr. Iannis

In Chapter 9 of Captain Corelli's Mandolin Dr. Iannis describes his political views as being "Venizilist;"by this he means he follows the liberal politics which are not extreme. He is a follower of "Eleftherios K. Venizelos" Stamatis is a Monarchist and on the right; Kokolios is a communist and on the left. Both men's politics could and did lead to totalitarian dictatorships.

Eleftherios Venizelos (full name Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, Greek: Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος; 23 August 1864 – 18 March 1936) was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century.Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932. Venizelos had such profound influence on the internal and external affairs of Greece that he is credited with being "the maker of modern Greece",and he is still widely known as the "Ethnarch" ( leader ).

From Wikipedia

"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" by John Mullan and The Guardian's Book Club Readers

Professor John Mullan's article from 2007 on The Guardian Book Club readers' meeting with Louis de Bernieres on Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Worth reading once you have finished reading the novel.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/sep/15/louisdebernieres