'Our Mutual Friend' and the Making of the Modern Narrative

August 24, 2020

Murray Baumgarten, Founding Director of the Dickens Project, describes how Charles Dickens's innovative use of dynamic visuals changed the narrative form and served as a precursor to early films.

Transcript coming soon.

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