Economic and Social Literary Criticism

This section brings together resources from the across the Great Writers Inspire site to illustrate how these can be used as a starting point for exploration of or classroom discussion about economic and social literary criticism. The 'Economic and Social Literary Criticism' essay introduces a series of topics and questions and gives examples of resources to explore. It is aimed at teachers, students and anyone who is interested in literature who wants to put text into context and be inspired by Great Writers.

#	Title	Description	Contributor
31	Mary Leapor	Dr Jennifer Batt talks about Mary Leapor, an 18th Century kitchen maid who wrote accomplished…	Jennifer Batt
32	Christopher Marlowe (works of)	Edited by Havelock Ellis ; with an introduction by J. A. Symonds. Description: General…
33	A Tale of Two Cities
34	Renaissance Theatre	When John Brayne built the Red Lion Theatre in London’s Whitechapel in 1569, he could hardly have…	Emma Smith
35	Why Dickens?	Dr Robert Douglas-Fairhurst talks of Dickens' life and influences and why these have made his works…	Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
36	18th Century Labouring Class Poetry	Dr Jennifer Batt gives a talk on Stephen Duck, one of the 18th Century labouring-class poets	Jennifer Batt
37	18th Century Labouring Class Poetry	Dr Jennifer Batt gives a talk on Stephen Duck, one of the 18th Century labouring-class poets	Jennifer Batt
38	The Shoemaker's Holiday: Thomas Dekker	Like a Busby Berkeley depression-era musical, Dekker's comedy is a feel-good antidote to a context…	Emma Smith

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