John Higgs discusses the unconventional life and extraordinary art of poet and painter William Blake. He explains how an eccentric outsider once mocked and dismissed as a madman is now hailed in the pantheon of British art, and reveals how Blake’s work is still misunderstood today.
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Sep 2023
547 Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality (with William Egginton)
Jacke talks to author William Egginton about his new book Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality, which uses the examples of three profound thinkers to explore the differences between reality "out there" and reality as we experience it. PLUS Jacke continues ... Show More
1 h
Jun 2024
The Burnt Planet by William Brittain - Short Sci Fi Story From the 1940s
<p><em>Mad with despair, they fought back from the ruins. Whoever these invaders were, they should not have a world which its defenders themselves had destroyed! The Burnt Planet William Brittain</em>, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.</p><br><p>If the name William Brittain ... Show More
18m 24s
Apr 2024
600 Doctor Johnson! (with Phil Jones) | A Very Special My Last Book (with Rupert Holmes)
It's another milestone for the History of Literature Podcast! Jacke celebrates the six hundredth episode of the podcast with a return to one of his old favorites, the "harmless drudge" himself, Dr. Johnson, with the help of Johnsonian expert Phil Jones (Reading Samuel Johnson: R ... Show More
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