Close Readings

A podcast by London Review of Books

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106 Episodes

  1. Among the Ancients: Ovid

    Published: 14/11/2023
  2. Medieval Beginnings: The Digby Mary Magdalene Play

    Published: 04/11/2023
  3. The Long and Short: Nella Larsen's 'Passing' and Langston Hughes's 'Montage of a Dream Deferred'

    Published: 24/10/2023
  4. Among the Ancients: Horace

    Published: 15/10/2023
  5. Medieval Beginnings: Middle English Lyrics

    Published: 04/10/2023
  6. The Long and Short: Ted Hughes's 'Gaudete'

    Published: 24/09/2023
  7. Among the Ancients: Virgil

    Published: 14/09/2023
  8. Medieval Beginnings: Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde

    Published: 04/09/2023
  9. The Long and Short: James Joyce's Dubliners

    Published: 24/08/2023
  10. Among the Ancients: Lucretius

    Published: 14/08/2023
  11. Medieval Beginnings: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    Published: 04/08/2023
  12. The Long and Short: Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’ and ‘Kaddish’

    Published: 24/07/2023
  13. Among the Ancients: Catullus

    Published: 14/07/2023
  14. Medieval Beginnings: Havelok the Dane

    Published: 04/07/2023
  15. The Long and Short: D.H. Lawrence's short stories

    Published: 23/06/2023
  16. Among the Ancients: Aristophanes

    Published: 14/06/2023
  17. Medieval Beginnings: Le Roman de Silence

    Published: 05/06/2023
  18. The Long and Short: Hart Crane's 'The Bridge'

    Published: 24/05/2023
  19. Among the Ancients: Euripides

    Published: 17/05/2023
  20. Medieval Beginnings: The Lais of Marie de France

    Published: 04/05/2023

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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.

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