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CR Episode 200: Dracula, Part II
The panel welcomes guest expert Dr. Madeline Potter to discuss chapters 5–11, comprising the letters and journals of Mina Murray, Lucy Westenra, and …
2 years, 5 months ago
CR Episode 199: Dracula, Part I
The panel discusses the first four chapters of Bram Stoker's Dracula, with attention given to the history of the author and the text, the epistolary …
2 years, 5 months ago
CR Episode 198: Byron’s Hebrew Melodies
The panel reads five poems from Hebrew Melodies, a cycle of poems by Lord Byron originally set to music by Isaac Nathan, including one of Byron's mos…
2 years, 5 months ago
CR Episode 197: Hamlet, Act V
The panel discusses the two scenes of the final act of Hamlet, with attention to the text's focus on death, the mirroring of Hamlet with Fortinbras a…
2 years, 6 months ago
CR Episode 196: Hamlet, Act IV
The panel discusses seven scenes, with attention to Ophelia's innocence and madness, Laertes' hot-blooded response to the death of his father, Claudi…
2 years, 6 months ago
CR Episode 195: Hamlet, Act III
The panel reads Act III of Hamlet with attention to Hamlet's feigned (or semi-feigned) madness, his suicidal or existentially fatalistic attitude, an…
2 years, 6 months ago
CR Episode 194: Hamlet, Act II
The panel begins with a brief exercise in parsing Shakespearean prose, followed by a reading of Act II's scenes, with attention to Polonius' ambitiou…
2 years, 7 months ago
CR Episode 193: Hamlet, Act I
The panel reads the first act of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, providing an overview of the action and the textual history, with selected readings fr…
2 years, 7 months ago
CR Episode 192: Frankenstein, Part III
The panel discusses the concluding volume of Frankenstein, beginning with Victor's narration of his series of personal tragedies and ending with Capt…
2 years, 7 months ago
CR Episode 191: Frankenstein, Part II
The panel discusses the second volume of Frankenstein (chapters 8–16) focusing on the moral qualities of Victor Frankenstein and of his creature, the…
2 years, 7 months ago