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About the lecture

In this module, we provide a broad introduction to the play, focusing in particular on the influence of Nikolai Gogol’s ‘The Government Inspector’ and the works of Henrik Ibsen, and the importance of the ordinary, middle-class background of the Birling family.

About the lecturer

John McRae is Special Professor of Language in Literature Studies and Teaching Associate in the School of English at Nottingham University, and holds Visiting Professorships in China, Malaysia, Spain and the USA. He is co-author of The Routledge History of Literature in English with Ron Carter, and also wrote The Language of Poetry, Literature with a Small 'l' and the first critical edition of Teleny by Oscar Wilde and others.

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McRae, J. (2019, January 17). Priestley: An Inspector Calls - Introduction [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://massolit.io/options/priestly-an-inspector-calls?auth=0&lesson=2291&option=855&type=lesson

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McRae, J. "Priestley: An Inspector Calls – Introduction." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 17 Jan 2019, https://massolit.io/options/priestly-an-inspector-calls?auth=0&lesson=2291&option=855&type=lesson