Goethe the Musician and his influence on German Song Germany's greatest poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), seemed to...
How Folktales Contributed to the Confucianisation of Korea: Mother Green Tree Frog and her Children Through an examination of selected Korean folktales, the lecture will...
The Novel & Morality: Samuel Johnson's 'Rasselas' The Morality of Samuel Johnson’s Rasselas. Dr Johnson was one of...
Feliks Topolski: Eye witness to the 20th Century Between 1975 and 1989, the Polish-born expressionist artist, Feliks Topolski...
The Making of Modern Celebrity: Famous for fifteen minutes - and longer This lecture will explore the 'celebrification' of contemporary popular culture...
Richard Hakluyt: London’s role in navigation and history Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) is famous for his Principal Navigations, intended...
100 Essential Things You Didn't Know About Maths and the Arts We apply mathematics to some of the arts: identify Dali's...
The City of London in Literature: Place, People and Pursuits Novelists reflected contemporary attitudes and influenced the way the City...
Creating new species: the future of man and his dominion over other animals My lectures have shown that while most human behaviours are...