Close Readings
A podcast by London Review of Books - Mondays
144 Episodes
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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 -
Human Conditions: ‘A House for Mr Biswas’ by V.S. Naipaul
Published: 10/05/2024 -
On Satire: John Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera'
Published: 4/05/2024 -
Political Poems: 'The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Published: 28/04/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Pindar and Bacchylides
Published: 24/04/2024 -
Medieval LOLs: Fabliaux
Published: 18/04/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘The Human Condition’ by Hannah Arendt
Published: 10/04/2024 -
On Satire: The Earl of Rochester
Published: 4/04/2024 -
Political Poems: 'Easter 1916' by W.B. Yeats
Published: 28/03/2024 -
Among the Ancients II: Herodotus
Published: 24/03/2024 -
Medieval LOLs: Old English Riddles
Published: 18/03/2024 -
Human Conditions: ‘Black Skin, White Masks’ by Frantz Fanon
Published: 10/03/2024
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.
