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Why Dickens Endures
John Gray gives his own theory for the cultural longevity of Charles Dickens, celebrating his view of life as a theatre of the absurd. "Dickens enjoyed human beings as he found them: unregenerate, peculiar and incorrigibly themselves."
Producer: Sheila Cook.
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Sun 15 Dec 2013
08:48
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A Point Of View: Why Charles Dickens endures
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Charles Dickens was a close observer of human nature who found endless interest in the theatre of ordinary life, says John Gray.
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | John Gray |
Producer | Sheila Cook |
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- Fri 13 Dec 2013 20:50麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
- Sun 15 Dec 2013 08:48麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4 FM
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A Point of View
A weekly reflection on a topical issue.