Close Readings
A podcast by London Review of Books
106 Episodes
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Medieval LOLs: Solomon and Marcolf
Published: 18/07/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘The Golden Notebook’ by Doris Lessing
Published: 10/07/2024 -
On Satire: 'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman' by Laurence Sterne
Published: 04/07/2024 -
Political Poems: 'Strange Meeting' by Wilfred Owen
Published: 28/06/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Lucian
Published: 24/06/2024 -
Medieval LOLs: The Second Shepherds' Pageant
Published: 18/06/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘The Intimate Enemy’ by Ashis Nandy
Published: 10/06/2024 -
On Satire: 'The Dunciad' by Alexander Pope
Published: 04/06/2024 -
Political Poems: 'The Masque of Anarchy' by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Published: 28/05/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Plato
Published: 24/05/2024 -
Medieval LOLs: Dame Syrith
Published: 18/05/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘A House for Mr Biswas’ by V.S. Naipaul
Published: 10/05/2024 -
On Satire: John Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera'
Published: 04/05/2024 -
Political Poems: 'The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Published: 28/04/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Pindar and Bacchylides
Published: 24/04/2024 -
Medieval LOLs: Fabliaux
Published: 18/04/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘The Human Condition’ by Hannah Arendt
Published: 10/04/2024 -
On Satire: The Earl of Rochester
Published: 04/04/2024 -
Political Poems: 'Easter 1916' by W.B. Yeats
Published: 28/03/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Herodotus
Published: 24/03/2024
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.
