Close Readings
A podcast by London Review of Books
106 Episodes
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The Long and Short: Katherine Mansfield's short stories
Published: 24/04/2023 -
Among the Ancients: Sophocles
Published: 14/04/2023 -
Medieval Beginnings: The Ancrene Wisse
Published: 04/04/2023 -
The Long and Short: Henry James's short stories
Published: 24/03/2023 -
Among the Ancients: Sappho
Published: 14/03/2023 -
Medieval Beginnings: Bede's Life of Cuthbert
Published: 03/03/2023 -
The Long and Short: Walt Whitman's 'Song of Myself'
Published: 24/02/2023 -
Among the Ancients: The 'Odyssey'
Published: 14/02/2023 -
Medieval Beginnings: Letters and Laments
Published: 03/02/2023 -
The Long and Short: Tennyson's 'Maud'
Published: 24/01/2023 -
Among the Ancients: The 'Iliad'
Published: 14/01/2023 -
Medieval Beginnings: Beowulf
Published: 04/01/2023 -
Modern-ish Poets Live! T. S. Eliot
Published: 10/12/2022 -
Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Frank O'Hara and John Ashbery
Published: 09/12/2022 -
Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Charlotte Mew
Published: 08/12/2022 -
Modern-ish Poets Series 2: W. B. Yeats
Published: 07/12/2022 -
Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Emily Dickinson
Published: 06/12/2022 -
Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Derek Walcott
Published: 05/12/2022 -
Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Louis MacNeice
Published: 04/12/2022 -
Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Adrienne Rich
Published: 03/12/2022
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.