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CR Episode 300: Romeo and Juliet, Act II
The panel discusses the second act, including the secret marriage plans facilitated by Friar Laurence, with attention given to the impetuous behaviou…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
CR Episode 299: Romeo and Juliet, Act I
The panel discusses the genre classification of Romeo and Juliet before moving on to an examination of the poem's first act, with special attention g…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
CR Episode 298: The Dunciad, Part IV
The panel concludes The Dunciad with a full reading of the standalone text that became the fourth book of the 1743 edition, before examining Pope's p…
5 months ago
CR Episode 297: The Dunciad, Part III
The panel reads the third book of the 1743 Dunciad, in which the poem swells to its crescendo, heaping scorn upon the agents of Dullness and the ramp…
5 months, 1 week ago
CR Episode 296: The Dunciad, Part II
The panel discusses the second book of Alexander Pope's final Dunciad (of 1743), with attention to the historical personages who are satirised, inclu…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
CR Episode 295: The Dunciad, Part I
The panel reads in full the first book of Pope's final version of The Dunciad, giving special attention to the various cultural references and person…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
CR Episode 294: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Celebrating Halloween, the panel discusses one of Washington Irving's best-known works—The Legend of Sleepy Hollow—with special attention to the role…
6 months ago
CR Episode 293: Pride and Prejudice, Part IV
The panel discusses the concluding chapters and a series of insightful reader questions about the influence of Austen's religion, the role of romance…
6 months, 1 week ago
CR Episode 292: Pride and Prejudice, Part III
The panel discusses chapters 35–49, with special attention to the rational development of Elizabeth's appreciation of Mr. Darcy, and to Jane Austen's…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
CR Episode 291: Pride and Prejudice, Part II
The panel discusses chapters 18–34, with topics of interest including Mr. Darcy's concealed gallantry, whether Mr. Collins has any goodly qualities, …
6 months, 3 weeks ago