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_Trinidad Village_ by H & F Herskovits, 1947. _Behold the West Indies_ Amy Oakley, 1941. _A Brighter Sun_ by Samuel Selvon, 1952 (a novel set in 1940).

Good give and take between the two presenters 👍

listen closely-- it's fast and complicated, but hear it like some combination of philosophy and poetry-- or better, just listen the playfulness in the ideas. And for all the ideas too difficult, or given too fast, to comprehend, just enjoy the voice, the words, the sounds. Like all of Phillip's talks, there is so much to learn, if given the chance.

Sir Terry Eagleton singing "Raglan Road," irish folk song @ 40 mins :D !!!

How were the drinks, Frantz? Still in cognitive despair? Been a while since Blida 1996.

I thought I saw SZA😂

Listening to Juliet and Tobias read this beautiful translation of Emily’s gave me the same chills that I get when listening to opera (or maybe EDM).

The Masque of Anarchy is still a powerful read because the syllables themselves need to be free.

One would wonder when someone say ,patriarchy etc ,equal share of what ? ,colonial loot or labourors sweat or illegals vote ?

Incredibly moving. I spend a lot of time in the East End, it's not change, it's self destruction. Slow suicide, witnessed.

Ii

Wasn't she the inspiration for the song Lady Writer by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits?

observations on america ignorant and absurd

Spinoza does not equate the God with the Universe. The Universe is just one expression of God. Said differently, the Universe is an infinitely small subset of the God. Spinoza's God has much more attributes than the Universe. So, Spinoza's Nature is not equal to the Universe we inhabit, as it is often interpreted. Also, the immortality of soul is a derivation within Spinoza's philosophy, which for modern science is a tabu. There are many other differences between what modern science claims and Spinoza's philosophy.

I love the way Will Self makes the interpreter look a bit redundant, i didn't hear her say anything other than the kind of crap they usually have to tell tourists who want to hear banal facts. I noticed she left after the first hour or so, I think he'd be a better tour guide if he spoke the language 😆

Okay, this is totally encompassing. Just add Bestine. ❤️

A brilliant man Mr Clark

influence of st John Perse still present

It may be of interest that an earlier (presumably) version of the story exists in Petrus Alfonsi's Disciplina clericalis. (The version in the Gesta Romanorum, clearly based on the former, may be contemporary with the English fabliau.)

For the record, one of his neighbors described him as having as "a man with black complexion and curly hair curly hair"...

Russian band king and schut

Be a sheep it’s all the same to me

It’s sad to see him unwell.

Should we abolish the BBC? Is the calibre of question yoi get at the LRB?

35:08 what a legend this guy is.

Thanks for this, such an interesting thinker, hope he recovers soon.

A typically brilliant talk by TE, bringing together much of his enormous range of work, with his usual insightfulness and humour. I especially liked his definition of communism. I know of no-one else who combines so many different areas of thought in novel ways. Zizek is similar, and has the advantage of a better understanding of Hegel I think, but other than that, I take Eagleton to be more sober. A fine voice too, though not quite at Luke Kelly’s standard (but how many are?)

Why do so many critics confuse beauty with eroticism??

A national treasure indeed.!

❤️ thank you

I was born in 1939, and my first book was made of cloth pages, the alphabet indelibly printed in bright colours: A was red and other capitals still paint my memory. Libraries have been a life saver. Our Swinton and Salford libraries were staffed by people who loved their work, adult cards given to intelligent young readers, which is how my 11 year old son found the Penguin Book of Limericks and Rugby songs. My librarian saved new editions for me from 'Swallows and Amazons' to Jean Plaidy. Did you visit John Ryland's in Manchester?

Heathrow airport was built there, because the land was flat. That was the main factor for the decision to building the airport where it is. There was plentiful land, with a few villages just outside of the perimeter, but the houses came later.

A pound of flesh, no more no less.

Intriguing. I might look into this.

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Culture comes from North London.

I'm glad to find this documentary here

Hobsbawm was a hypocrite. He could preach it, but not live it.

Thank you for this very interesting talk but I must take issue with the very dark tone you present here. It was without doubt a life hard to imagine for us in the 21st century but I don't think it was nearly as dark as you portray, both literally and figuratively. At the very least they must have had actual light as in the Guide it states "Often, dear sisters, you should pray less in order to read more. Reading is a good way of praying." (Millett, p.109). The author, of the Ancrene Wisse not Millet the translator, actually writes an entire half-page exhorting them to read. You can't do that in darkness!

Mishra lost. me when he claims that both Zionism and Hindu nationalism (aka Hindutva) emerged out of an experience of humiliation. Hindus were never singled out for extermination by both of India's Imperial rulers, first the Mughals and then the British. Even Aurangazeb, the harshest and most vicious of the Mughal rulers had Hindu aides at the highest echelons of power.

1:30 I’m glad he said that. Irritates me when non Jews say this. Not sure I’d call it antisemitism, but there’s something about it that rubs me the wrong way.

Strange how you talk about what the French did to Algeria, and it makes sense, given how "recent" in was in the grand scheme of history; however, you never once mention why they invaded the former Barbary Coast country in the first place. Very strange indeed.

Thank you Mr. Bennett. I began a diary when I was about five; burnt all my 'young' diaries when I married; somehow much of that stuff is still in my head,, Now 84 =, unable to write or see my handwriting - and not trusting computers, I've given up.

Beautifully photographed but a bit off the mark. Love Alan May’s press. Too bad not much of Joseph Moxon’s “Mechanick Exercises on the Whole Art of Printing” 1683/84 represented here. We know exactly how the Folios were printed and this is not shown here, with the exception the common press and the use of ink balls (definitely not dabs - see Moxon). Printers ink is formulated with boiled linseed and carbon black (soot) NOT oak galls (used for writing ink). Paper is formed one sheet at a time on a paper mould using linen fiber. The type was hand set in a composing stick, and while the Monotype is useful it had no place here- or at least a stick could have been used to begin with. The illustrations were copper plate prints. Tail pieces were often carved in fruitwoods having very tight grain and could be very delicately cut. Nicely filmed but not historically accurate. Stan Nelson, printing historian PS: I am able to replicate all of these skills except for paper making. It’s very doable.

Ah Terry what a beautiful human song, what a beautiful human spirit, what a human, human being you are !

this as very engaging - after feeling somewhat skeptical about any project that seemed to wish to improve upon Pope (!) I was greatly impressed by these wonderful people and all they had to say

Good Old George can handle these toxic interviewers

What Isaac Jaggard wouldn't have given for a Monotype caster with a Welliver pneumatic interface! He'd have had the First Folio printed in a month rather than the two years it took him.

Is “culture” religion or large glasses? I’m afraid his analysis is confused by many mistaken assertions.

Thank you for taking me back down to where all ladders start. In the foul rag and bone shop.