Close Readings
A podcast by London Review of Books - Mondays
155 Episodes
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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 -
Medieval LOLs: The Second Shepherds' Pageant
Published: 18/06/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘The Intimate Enemy’ by Ashis Nandy
Published: 10/06/2024 -
On Satire: 'The Dunciad' by Alexander Pope
Published: 4/06/2024 -
Political Poems: 'The Masque of Anarchy' by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Published: 28/05/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Plato
Published: 24/05/2024 -
Medieval LOLs: Dame Syrith
Published: 18/05/2024
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 Subscribe In 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/closereadings RUNNING IN 2025: 'Conversations in Philosophy' with Jonathan Rée and James Wood 'Fiction and the Fantastic' with Marina Warner, Anna Della Subin, Adam Thirlwell and Chloe Aridjis 'Love and Death' with Seamus Perry and Mark Ford 'Novel Approaches' with Clare Bucknell, Thomas Jones and other guests ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CLOSE READINGS SUBSCRIPTION: 'Among the Ancients' with Emily Wilson and Thomas Jones 'Medieval Beginnings' with Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley 'The Long and Short' with Mark Ford and Seamus Perry 'Modern-ish Poets: Series 1' with Mark Ford and Seamus Perry 'Among the Ancients II' with Emily Wilson and Thomas Jones 'On Satire' with Colin Burrow and Clare Bucknell 'Human Conditions' with Adam Shatz, Judith Butler, Pankaj Mishra and Brent Hayes Edwards 'Political Poems' with Mark Ford and Seamus Perry 'Medieval LOLs' with Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley Get in touch: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
