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D735: Stranger than Fiction: The Lives of Authors

History

How were classic works of fiction influenced by authors’ life experiences? Find out how Shakespeare, Scott, the Brontës, Dickens and Stevenson were shaped by the eras in which they lived and by their family backgrounds. Explore their biographies and trace echoes of their personal circumstances in their writings. Lecture style with question and answer time.

Key Information

These classes are aimed at those aged 50 and over.

Tutor: Barbara Graham MA MLitt MPhil

Tue 25/06/2024 - Tue 23/07/2024
Meetings: 5

Tuesday (14.00 - 16.00)
GH742, Graham Hills Building, 40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE