Close Readings
A podcast by London Review of Books
106 Episodes
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Among the Ancients: Ovid
Published: 14/11/2023 -
Medieval Beginnings: The Digby Mary Magdalene Play
Published: 04/11/2023 -
The Long and Short: Nella Larsen's 'Passing' and Langston Hughes's 'Montage of a Dream Deferred'
Published: 24/10/2023 -
Among the Ancients: Horace
Published: 15/10/2023 -
Medieval Beginnings: Middle English Lyrics
Published: 04/10/2023 -
The Long and Short: Ted Hughes's 'Gaudete'
Published: 24/09/2023 -
Among the Ancients: Virgil
Published: 14/09/2023 -
Medieval Beginnings: Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde
Published: 04/09/2023 -
The Long and Short: James Joyce's Dubliners
Published: 24/08/2023 -
Among the Ancients: Lucretius
Published: 14/08/2023 -
Medieval Beginnings: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Published: 04/08/2023 -
The Long and Short: Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’ and ‘Kaddish’
Published: 24/07/2023 -
Among the Ancients: Catullus
Published: 14/07/2023 -
Medieval Beginnings: Havelok the Dane
Published: 04/07/2023 -
The Long and Short: D.H. Lawrence's short stories
Published: 23/06/2023 -
Among the Ancients: Aristophanes
Published: 14/06/2023 -
Medieval Beginnings: Le Roman de Silence
Published: 05/06/2023 -
The Long and Short: Hart Crane's 'The Bridge'
Published: 24/05/2023 -
Among the Ancients: Euripides
Published: 17/05/2023 -
Medieval Beginnings: The Lais of Marie de France
Published: 04/05/2023
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.