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Alexandra Harris and Frances Spalding: 'Weatherland: Writers and Artists Under English Skies'
Alexandra Harris and Frances Spalding: 'Weatherland: Writers and Artists Under English Skies'
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Sep 16, 2015
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Podcast episode
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Alexandra Harris, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Liverpool University, was at the shop to talk about her latest book Weatherland (Thames and Hudson), a study of the complex relationship between English artists and writers and the infamous British weather, from Chaucer in the 14th century to John Piper in the 20th. Harris was in conversation with art historian and biographer Frances Spalding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Sep 16, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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