Close Readings

75 Episodes

1. Human Conditions: ‘Anti-Semite and Jew’ by Jean-Paul Sartre

   Published: 1/14/2024
2. On Satire: What is satire?

   Published: 1/4/2024
3. The Long and Short: Elizabeth Bowen

   Published: 12/24/2023
4. Among the Ancients: Seneca

   Published: 12/14/2023
5. Medieval Beginnings: The Travels of Sir John Mandeville

   Published: 12/4/2023
6. The Long and Short: Alice Oswald's ‘Dart’ and ‘Memorial’

   Published: 11/24/2023
7. Next Year on Close Readings: Among the Ancients II

   Published: 11/18/2023
8. Next Year on Close Readings: Human Conditions

   Published: 11/17/2023
9. Next Year on Close Readings: On Satire

   Published: 11/16/2023
10. Among the Ancients: Ovid

    Published: 11/14/2023
11. Medieval Beginnings: The Digby Mary Magdalene Play

    Published: 11/4/2023
12. The Long and Short: Nella Larsen's 'Passing' and Langston Hughes's 'Montage of a Dream Deferred'

    Published: 10/24/2023
13. Among the Ancients: Horace

    Published: 10/15/2023
14. Medieval Beginnings: Middle English Lyrics

    Published: 10/4/2023
15. The Long and Short: Ted Hughes's 'Gaudete'

    Published: 9/24/2023
16. Among the Ancients: Virgil

    Published: 9/14/2023
17. Medieval Beginnings: Troilus and Criseyde

    Published: 9/4/2023
18. The Long and Short: James Joyce's Dubliners

    Published: 8/24/2023
19. Among the Ancients: Lucretius

    Published: 8/14/2023
20. Medieval Beginnings: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    Published: 8/4/2023