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Chaucer is renowned as the father of English literature. But in a new biography Marion Turner argues he is a far more cosmopolitan writer and thinker than we might assume. She tells Andrew Marr how the 14th-century author of The Canterbury Tales moved from the commercial wharves of London to the chapels of Florence, and from a spell as a prisoner of war in France to the role of diplomat in Milan.
The academic Emma Smith challenges audiences to look with fresh eyes at the plays of Shakespeare. In a series of essays she reveals how his plays have as much to say about PTSD, intersectionality and #MeToo as they do about Ovid, marriage and the divine right of kings.
When Charles Dickens started his writing career, his ambition was global: to speak to ‘every nation upon earth’. And he succeeded. His stories reached Russia, China, Australia, even Antarctica, and he was mobbed in the street when he visited America. Juliet John, co-curator of the exhibition Global Dickens, examines how Dickens’s work could travel so far, when the settings of his novels were much closer to home.
Producer: Katy Hickman
Start the Week - Icons of English literature
Chaucer is renowned as the father of English literature. But in a new biography Marion Turner argues he is a far more cosmopolitan writer and thinker than we might assume. She tells Andrew Marr how the 14th-century author of The Canterbury Tales moved from the commercial wharves of London to the chapels of Florence, and from a spell as a prisoner of war in France to the role of diplomat in Milan.
The academic Emma Smith challenges audiences to look with fresh eyes at the plays of Shakespeare. In a series of essays she reveals how his plays have as much to say about PTSD, intersectionality and #MeToo as they do about Ovid, marriage and the divine right of kings.
When Charles Dickens started his writing career, his ambition was global: to speak to ‘every nation upon earth’. And he succeeded. His stories reached Russia, China, Australia, even Antarctica, and he was mobbed in the street when he visited America. Juliet John, co-curator of the exhibition Global Dickens, examines how Dickens’s work could travel so far, when the settings of his novels were much closer to home.
Producer: Katy Hickman
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The Gist - The Gist of the Past Five Years
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The NewsWorthy - Cohen to Prison, Derby Drama & $2B Box Office – Monday, May 6th, 2019
The news to know for Monday, May 6th, 2019!
Today, what to know about a standoff on Capitol Hill, which former Trump campaign official heads to prison today, and a promising study about what could end AIDS.
Plus: the first of its kind drama at the Kentucky Derby, and fashion's biggest night.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...
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Barr Deadline: The Washington Post, The Hill, Yahoo News
Mueller Testimony: CNN, FOX News, CNBC
Cohen Goes to Prison: The Hill, AP, FOX News
Russia’s Emergency Landing: BBC, FOX News, NYT
Israeli Airstrikes: Reuters, Washington Post, NYT
China Tariffs: WSJ, CNBC, Reuters
AIDS Study: The Guardian, NBC News
Kentucky Derby: NBC Sports, ESPN, USA Today, YouTube
Tiger Woods Medal: NBC Sports, NYT
New Box Office Record: Variety
Jeopardy Winning Streak: USA Today, THR
Historic Miss USA: CNN, CBS News, E! News
Met Gala: NYT, Refinery29, CBS News
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The Daily Signal - #454: Why Actor Gary Sinise Is a Grateful American
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