Introducing YE GODS from producer-playwright and frequent guest of History of Literature, Scott Carter. We all know that faith and ethics are recurring themes in literature from Greek mythology to Shakespeare, to the great Russian novels, Charles Dickens, Emiliy Dickinson and everything between and after.
In this new podcast series, YE GODS WITH SCOTT CARTER ... Show More
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801 Persuasion by Jane Austen (Revisited)
As the History of Literature Podcast Tour rolls through literary England, Jacke and Emma are revisiting some past episodes with connections to what they're seeing and doing. Today, they're in Bath, which naturally means spending some time with Jane Austen. In this episode, which ... Show More
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Mar 2016
EXTRA - Introducing The Author’s Voice: New Fiction from The New Yorker
<p>Beginning March 21, you’ll be able to hear the stories that appear in <em>The New Yorker</em>, read by their authors, on our new podcast, The Author’s Voice: New Fiction from The New Yorker. For this special, one-time preview episode of the podcast, we’ve put together an antho ... Show More
1h 22m
Jun 2024
The Vatican's Naughty Library
Rerun: Circulated in some form since the 16th century, the ‘Index of Forbidden Books’ was quietly discontinued by Pope Paul VI on 14th June, 1966.
In its 400-year+ history, the Index Librorum Prohibitorum had censored hundreds of authors including the German astrologer Keppler, t ... Show More
11m 42s