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Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and Poetic Technique

In the line, 'The Western wave was aflame', the 'Western wave' refers to the sea. But is it this simple? What do forms of substitution, synecdoche for example, lend to this magnificent and shadowy poem?

Macroeconomics, Capitalism and Inequality

Rapid economic growth in the emerging worlds has placed downward pressure of manufacturing wages in the advanced world. With increasingly lower real interest rates putting upwards pressure on asset prices, these twin forces have the propensity to accelerate income inequality. What do the facts say?

Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Use of Personification

'When well-appareled April on the heel / Of limping winter treads'. A calendar month cannot dress, nor can a season walk. This lecture will explore the magic of personification in Shakespeare's poetry.

Did Sir Walter Scott Invent Scotland?

This lecture will explain why Scott’s romanticised representations of Scotland were such a hit, and how his enduring legacy has helped or hindered Scotland as it seeks to define its place in Britain today.

Problems Causing Lack of Productivity and Comparing to Other Countires

A question from the lecture 'Employment and Unemployment' by Professor...

Employment and Unemployment

In the commerce second lecture, trends in the labour market will be considered, examining patterns of unemployment, employment, hours worked and real wages. Do high participation rates in the labour market reflect represent economic progress or an economy mired in low-skill low-wages jobs?

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and Poetic Technique

Macroeconomics, Capitalism and Inequality

Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Use of Personification

Did Sir Walter Scott Invent Scotland?

Problems Causing Lack of Productivity and Comparing to Other Countires

Employment and Unemployment

Do You Think The UK's Weak Trade Unions Is Related To Low Productivity?

Does Technology Have An Influence On The Way Labour Models Work?

Charles Dickens, 'Hard Times' and Hyperbole

Have There Been Cycles of Popularity For Jane Austen?

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