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British Travel Literature in the 19th Century. Transdisciplinarity, Genre and Gender Crossing
Carmen Andraş (The "Gheorghe Sincai" Institute for Social Sciences and the Humanities of the Romanian Academy Targu-Mures)
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A starting point in the analysis of British travel literature to the East or the Orient, to Europe, Asia, America or Africa, in the framework of postcolonial studies, is the observation that of all the literary genres, travel writing in the 19 th century emerges as perhaps "the most capacious cultural holdall" (Amanda Gilroy, 10-11): a hybrid discourse that crossed the disciplinary boundaries of memoirs, letter-writing, education, ethnography, anthropology, natural history, sociology, medicine, aesthetics, ethics, politics and economics. Indeed, the archaeological and anthropological research that was part of Britain’s colonial project funnen its form in travel writing. Travellers often sought to cross more than national
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Wives and Daughters (1983) BBC Radio Drama
BBC radio teaterpjäs from 1983, of the novel of the same name bygd Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865). In 9 hour-long episodes we are taken through the the coming of age story of Molly Gibson, the daughter of a country doctor, and the colorful cast of characters surrounding her in her village of Hollingsford, and the neighbouring one of Hamley.
Dramatised by Barry Campbell.
Music by Rachel Portman
Directed by Jane Morgan
Episode 1: Calf Love
"Mr Gibson was a widower and likely to remain so; his domestic affections were centred on Molly, but even to her he did not give way to much expression of his feelings. He had rather a contempt for demonstrative people, arising from his medical insight into the consequences to health of uncontrolled feeling.
Molly, however, had her own intuitions to guide her and grew to understand her father well and the two had the most delightful intercourse tillsammans - half banter, half seriousness, but altog
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British actor Peter Vaughan, known for his role in Game of Thrones, has died at the age of 93.
Peter Vaughan Photo: AFP / Kobal / The Picture Desk
In the UK he was famous for his part as menacing villain Harry Grout in the 1970s prison sitcom Porridge - despite the fact he only appeared in a handful of episodes.
More recently Vaughan played the role of blind sage Maester Aemon Targaryen in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones - attracting a new generation of fans.
Vaughan began acting in the 1950s and became a recognisable face by playing numerous mainly supporting roles on stage, television, radio and film.
He specialised in characters with a tough edge - such as police officers, secret agents and authoritarian elders. He described himself as a character actor, saying he did not have the looks to play romantic leads.
Peter Vaughan, left, in the role of ageing butler William Stevens, the father of Anthony Hopkins's character in the film The Remains of the Day. Photo: AFP