Close Readings
A podcast by London Review of Books
101 Episodes
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Medieval LOLs: Boccaccio’s ‘Decameron’, Part Two
Published: 18/10/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘Discourse on Colonialism’ by Aimé Césaire
Published: 10/10/2024 -
On Satire: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde
Published: 4/10/2024 -
Political Poems: 'Autumn Journal' by Louis MacNeice
Published: 28/09/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Tacitus
Published: 24/09/2024 -
Medieval LOLs: Boccaccio's 'Decameron', Part One
Published: 18/09/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘The Souls of Black Folk’ by W.E.B. Du Bois
Published: 10/09/2024 -
On Satire: Byron's 'Don Juan'
Published: 4/09/2024 -
Political Poems: 'Goblin Market' by Christina Rossetti, feat. Shirley Henderson and Felicity Jones
Published: 28/08/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Lucan
Published: 24/08/2024 -
Medieval LOLs: 'Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle'
Published: 18/08/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘Hope against Hope’ by Nadezhda Mandelstam
Published: 10/08/2024 -
On Satire: Jane Austen's 'Emma'
Published: 4/08/2024 -
Political Poems: 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd' by Walt Whitman
Published: 28/07/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Plautus and Terence
Published: 24/07/2024 -
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: 4/07/2024 -
Political Poems: 'Strange Meeting' by Wilfred Owen
Published: 28/06/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Lucian
Published: 24/06/2024
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 WellesleyPLUS: More series starting in 2025...Get in touch: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
