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CR Episode 210: Warton’s The Pleasures of Melancholy
The panel introduces one of the Graveyard Poets, Thomas Warton the Younger, and reads in full his most famous poem, "The Pleasures of Melancholy", wi…
2 years, 2 months ago
CR Episode 209: Poetry of Robert Burns
In advance of Burns Night, the panel reads four poems by Robert Burns, including "To a Mouse" and "For a' That and a' That", with special attention g…
2 years, 3 months ago
CR Episode 208: Benito Cereno, Part II
The panel discusses the second half of Melville's Benito Cereno, with a focus on the American abolition movement, the obliviousness (wilful or not) o…
2 years, 3 months ago
CR Episode 207: Benito Cereno, Part I
The panel provides a primer to academic publishing, including surveying the field, finding an argumentative niche, entering the conversation, and bas…
2 years, 3 months ago
CR Episode 206: A Christmas Carol, Part II
The panel reads the last three staves, covering the Ghosts of Christmas Present and Future, and Scrooge's penitential reformation, with special atten…
2 years, 3 months ago
CR Episode 205: A Christmas Carol, Part I
The panel reads the first two 'staves' of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas story, covering the visitation of the first two ghosts—Marley and Christ…
2 years, 4 months ago
CR Episode 204: Dracula, Part VI
Dr. Madeline Potter joins the panel as a special guest to conclude, discussing Dracula's role as a theological monster, the original ending with the …
2 years, 4 months ago
CR Episode 203: Dracula, Part V
The panel reads chapters 19–23, with a special focus on both Mina Harker's personality and her treatment at the hands of the male characters, along w…
2 years, 4 months ago
CR Episode 202: Dracula, Part IV
The panel reads chapters 15–18 and discusses Stoker's use of cliffhangers and foreshadowing both as a textual convention and as a narrative device, b…
2 years, 4 months ago
CR Episode 201: Dracula, Part III
The panel discusses chapters 12-14, comprising a series of false endings both literal and metaphorical, with attention given to how Stoker's overall …
2 years, 5 months ago