The Reith LecturesDenis Donoghue - The Arts Without MysteryEpisodes Episode guide

Back up to: The Reith Lectures

1. A Talent For Conviction

   6/6Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue explores societies' need to over analyse art.
2. The Anxious Object

   5/6Denis Donoghue evaluates the destruction of raw art by interpretation.
3. A Cherishing Bureaucracy

   4/6Denis Donoghue analyses how the categorisation of art is destroying its mystery.
4. The Parade of Ideas

   3/6Denis Donoghue examines how critics influence society's perception of art.
5. The Domestication of Outrage

   2/6Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue evaluates how the creation of art can be a mystery.
6. The Zealots of Explanation

   1/6Denis Donoghue explores how and why people destroy the mystery of art.