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"Bright Metal on a Sullen Ground": The idea of true character in English writing and portraiture

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Historian Stella Tillyard delivers the fourth Weinrebe Lecture in Life-Writing and Portraiture. The talk is introduced by College President Hermione Lee.

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Wolfson College Podcasts
People
Stella Tillyard
Keywords
life-writing
#greatwriters
english
fiction
Department: Wolfson College
Date Added: 18/02/2013
Duration: 01:05:47

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