3.1- Anthology Text- Bennett diary

3.1- Anthology Text- Bennett diary

1. Purpose

   • Personal satisfaction
   • Paying tribute
   • Comment on topical events

2. Audience

   • Old people with time on their hands
   • Fans of Bennett
   • Left wing political attitude

3. Context

   • Richard Griffiths starred in 'The History Boys', a play by Bennett
   • National Treasure
   • History enthusiast

4. Tone

   • Nostalgic
   • Reflective
   • Sattirical
   • Disparaging

5. Mode

   • Diary from 2013
     • In his 80s

6. Annotations

   • 'warm and windless'
     • 'w' phoneme
       • Contradictory, sounds like wind
   • Proper nouns
     • Personal tone
   • 'the Richard III fans seem not without a bob or two and with some barmier members on parade in the programme.'
     • Low register
       • Mocks R£ society
     • Tone of scepticism
       • Dismissive, doubts objectivity
   • 'A slight hiccup on the atypical journey from grave to cradle'
     • Switched around 'cradle to grave'
     • Disrupted collocation
     • Humourous