Close Readings

A podcast by London Review of Books

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101 Episodes

  1. The Long and Short: Ted Hughes's 'Gaudete'

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

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

    Published: 4/09/2023
  4. The Long and Short: James Joyce's Dubliners

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

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

    Published: 4/08/2023
  7. The Long and Short: Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’ and ‘Kaddish’

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

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

    Published: 4/07/2023
  10. The Long and Short: D.H. Lawrence's short stories

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

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

    Published: 5/06/2023
  13. The Long and Short: Hart Crane's 'The Bridge'

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

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

    Published: 4/05/2023
  16. The Long and Short: Katherine Mansfield's short stories

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

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

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

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

    Published: 14/03/2023

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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 WellesleyPLUS: More series starting in 2025...Get in touch: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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