The EssayA Taste for the BaroqueEpisodes Episode guide

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1. Tessa Hadley

   5/5Tessa Hadley on Henry James's sentences and jokes. Is there such a thing as Baroque prose?
2. Chloe Aridjis

   4/5Mexican novelist Chloe Aridjis discusses the survival of Baroque in her country.
3. Ed Hollis

   3/5Former architect Ed Hollis discusses 20th-century architecture's battle with the Baroque.
4. Paul Farley

   2/5Paul Farley, poet and professor of creative writing, discusses 'baroque 'n' roll'.
5. Alexandra Harris

   1/5Alexandra Harris discusses the legacy of Baroque style in 20th-century English design.