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Front Row: Literary Reputations

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02/03/2019 GMT

Literary Reputations

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Mary Beard and guests discuss the posthumous reputations of writers and artists.

Mary Beard is joined by guests Jeanette Winterson and Val McDermid to discuss the posthumous reputations of writers and artists.

Mary Beard and her guests, Jeanette Winterson and Val McDermid, discuss the posthumous reputations of writers, musicians and artists, and ask whether we should honour or override their wishes when they die.

As a short story Sylvia Plath wrote at the age of 20 is published for the first time, does every piece of early work by a literary legend deserve to be published and pored over?

From Kafka to Tupac and Amy Winehouse, posthumous work sells and adds to a body of work - but what's the responsibility of those who look after artists' legacies?

What gives us the right to rewrite work by a great author? And is the urge to complete an unfinished work sometimes too great to resist?

Why are we fascinated by the artefacts great writers leave behind when they die? Mary explores Doris Lessing's archive, to ask how personal effects and ephemera paint a picture of a great writer's life.

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Mary Beard hosts Front Row, discussing the big issues in arts and culture.

Classicist and broadcaster Mary Beard hosts Front Row, a monthly programme discussing the big issues in the world of arts and culture.

Classicist and broadcaster Mary Beard hosts Front Row, a monthly programme discussing the big issues in the world of arts and culture. In each episode Mary will be joined by artists, performers and cultural commentators in front of an audience at the BBC's Broadcasting House studio in London. The programme will feature lively debates and key events in the arts calendar.

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