Close Readings

A podcast by London Review of Books

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106 Episodes

  1. The Long and Short: Katherine Mansfield's short stories

    Published: 24/04/2023
  2. Among the Ancients: Sophocles

    Published: 14/04/2023
  3. Medieval Beginnings: The Ancrene Wisse

    Published: 04/04/2023
  4. The Long and Short: Henry James's short stories

    Published: 24/03/2023
  5. Among the Ancients: Sappho

    Published: 14/03/2023
  6. Medieval Beginnings: Bede's Life of Cuthbert

    Published: 03/03/2023
  7. The Long and Short: Walt Whitman's 'Song of Myself'

    Published: 24/02/2023
  8. Among the Ancients: The 'Odyssey'

    Published: 14/02/2023
  9. Medieval Beginnings: Letters and Laments

    Published: 03/02/2023
  10. The Long and Short: Tennyson's 'Maud'

    Published: 24/01/2023
  11. Among the Ancients: The 'Iliad'

    Published: 14/01/2023
  12. Medieval Beginnings: Beowulf

    Published: 04/01/2023
  13. Modern-ish Poets Live! T. S. Eliot

    Published: 10/12/2022
  14. Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Frank O'Hara and John Ashbery

    Published: 09/12/2022
  15. Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Charlotte Mew

    Published: 08/12/2022
  16. Modern-ish Poets Series 2: W. B. Yeats

    Published: 07/12/2022
  17. Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Emily Dickinson

    Published: 06/12/2022
  18. Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Derek Walcott

    Published: 05/12/2022
  19. Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Louis MacNeice

    Published: 04/12/2022
  20. Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Adrienne Rich

    Published: 03/12/2022

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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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