Close Readings

A podcast by London Review of Books

Categories:

Arts Education

106 Episodes

  1. 'Tales of Count Lucanor' by Juan Manuel

    Published: 11/18/2024

  2. Human Conditions: ‘Black Music’ by Amiri Baraka

    Published: 11/10/2024

  3. On Satire: 'A Handful of Dust' by Evelyn Waugh

    Published: 11/4/2024

  4. Political Poems: 'The Prelude' (books 9 and 10) by William Wordsworth

    Published: 10/28/2024

  5. Among the Ancients II: Juvenal

    Published: 10/24/2024

  6. Medieval LOLs: Boccaccio’s ‘Decameron’, Part Two

    Published: 10/18/2024

  7. Human Conditions: ‘Discourse on Colonialism’ by Aimé Césaire

    Published: 10/10/2024

  8. On Satire: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde

    Published: 10/4/2024

  9. Political Poems: 'Autumn Journal' by Louis MacNeice

    Published: 9/28/2024

  10. Among the Ancients II: Tacitus

    Published: 9/24/2024

  11. Medieval LOLs: Boccaccio's 'Decameron', Part One

    Published: 9/18/2024

  12. Human Conditions: ‘The Souls of Black Folk’ by W.E.B. Du Bois

    Published: 9/10/2024

  13. On Satire: Byron's 'Don Juan'

    Published: 9/4/2024

  14. Political Poems: 'Goblin Market' by Christina Rossetti, feat. Shirley Henderson and Felicity Jones

    Published: 8/28/2024

  15. Among the Ancients II: Lucan

    Published: 8/24/2024

  16. Medieval LOLs: 'Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle'

    Published: 8/18/2024

  17. Human Conditions: ‘Hope against Hope’ by Nadezhda Mandelstam

    Published: 8/10/2024

  18. On Satire: Jane Austen's 'Emma'

    Published: 8/4/2024

  19. Political Poems: 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd' by Walt Whitman

    Published: 7/28/2024

  20. Among the Ancients II: Plautus and Terence

    Published: 7/24/2024

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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.