This week we explored the ways in which writers and artists in the Victorian Age tried to undermine the prevailing utilitarian views on education. We have seen this presented very strongly in Charles Dickens’ Hard Times with his emphasis on the importance of Wonder and Imagination as counters to a world run on facts. Matthew Arnold…
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Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Sundry Other Literary Delights
With third years I went last night to see John Bell playing Falstaff in the complete production of Henry IV Part One and Part Two at the Sydney Opera House. As was said in a recent review, this was John Bell’s best performance of his career. This was an amazing, energizing production that brought Falstaff…
Michael Griffith: Home Page- Literature and Life Spring 2025 
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