成人快手

Back up to: The Reith Lectures

1. 成人快手: our Famous Island Race

   6/6 Marina Warner looks at myths of national identity and asks: what is home ground?
2. Cannibal Tales: The Hunger for Conquest

   5/6 In her penultimate lecture Marina Warner asks: who are the real cannibals?
3. Beautiful Beasts: The Call of the Wild

   4/6 From King Kong to the teddy bear, Marina Warner examines the changing value of the animal.
4. Little Angels, Little Devils: Keeping Children Innocent

   3/6 Marina Warner examines the various depictions of children in myths and stories.
5. Boys Will Be Boys

   2/6 Marina Warner examines the threads linking ancient myths and modern machismo.
6. Monstrous Mothers

   1/6 In her first lecture, Marina Warner examines the role of the 'she-monster' in myth.