Close Readings
A podcast by London Review of Books
106 Episodes
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'Tales of Count Lucanor' by Juan Manuel
Published: 18/11/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘Black Music’ by Amiri Baraka
Published: 10/11/2024 -
On Satire: 'A Handful of Dust' by Evelyn Waugh
Published: 04/11/2024 -
Political Poems: 'The Prelude' (books 9 and 10) by William Wordsworth
Published: 28/10/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Juvenal
Published: 24/10/2024 -
Medieval LOLs: Boccaccio’s ‘Decameron’, Part Two
Published: 18/10/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘Discourse on Colonialism’ by Aimé Césaire
Published: 10/10/2024 -
On Satire: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde
Published: 04/10/2024 -
Political Poems: 'Autumn Journal' by Louis MacNeice
Published: 28/09/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Tacitus
Published: 24/09/2024 -
Medieval LOLs: Boccaccio's 'Decameron', Part One
Published: 18/09/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘The Souls of Black Folk’ by W.E.B. Du Bois
Published: 10/09/2024 -
On Satire: Byron's 'Don Juan'
Published: 04/09/2024 -
Political Poems: 'Goblin Market' by Christina Rossetti, feat. Shirley Henderson and Felicity Jones
Published: 28/08/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Lucan
Published: 24/08/2024 -
Medieval LOLs: 'Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle'
Published: 18/08/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘Hope against Hope’ by Nadezhda Mandelstam
Published: 10/08/2024 -
On Satire: Jane Austen's 'Emma'
Published: 04/08/2024 -
Political Poems: 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd' by Walt Whitman
Published: 28/07/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Plautus and Terence
Published: 24/07/2024
Close Readings is a new multi-series podcast subscription from the London Review of Books. Two contributors explore areas of literature through a selection of key works, providing an introductory grounding like no other. Listen to some episodes for free here, and extracts from our ongoing subscriber-only series.How To SubscribeIn Apple Podcasts, click 'subscribe' at the top of this podcast feed to unlock the full episodes.Or for other podcast apps, sign up here: https://lrb.me/closereadingsRunning in 2024:On Satire with Clare Bucknell and Colin BurrowHuman Conditions with Adam Shatz, Judith Butler, Pankaj Mishra and Brent Hayes EdwardsAmong the Ancients II with Emily Wilson and Thomas JonesPolitical Poems with Seamus Perry and Mark FordMedieval LOLs with Irina Dumitrescu and Mary WellesleyFour new series starting in January 2025:CONVERSATIONS IN PHILOSOPHY with Jonathan Rée and James WoodFICTION AND THE FANTASTIC with Marina Warner, Anna Della Subin and other guestsLOVE AND DEATH with Seamus Perry and Mark FordNOVEL APPROACHES with Clare Bucknell, Thomas Jones and other guestsGet in touch: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
