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Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 12-15 (AKA Phase 2)
Tess has returned home, but now she has baby with her, leading to one of the most beautiful and famous sciences in English literature in which Tess sorrowfully baptizes the poor little one. So this w…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 6-11
In this week’s episode on Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles, David, Heidi, and special guest Karen Swallow Prior chat about artistic and naturalistic determinism in Hardy’s work, his hatred of…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 1-5
Once again our friend Karen Swallow Prior is joining us to discuss one of her favorite books! This time it’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles and here on this first episode we discussed the ways this book i…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
A Raisin in the Sun
This week’s episode is a special one. Our friend, Dr. Annika Prather, came on to chat about Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun. Dr. Prather loves this play and is very knowledgeable about…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
1984: Q&A
It’s time to answer your questions about Orwell’s 1984, and (as always) you came through with plenty of great ones. Thanks to your curiosity, we discussed what would be in our personal Room 101s, the…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
1984: The Final Chapters
Welp, Winston Smith loves Big Brother but he doesn’t love Julia. So, in the end, do we love this book? Tune in to find out, as David, Heidi, and Tim chat about the recurring themes of the book, Orwel…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
1984: Part 2, Chapters 9-10
Chapter nine of 1984 is one of the least dramatically compelling chapters in the book, and has even taken a fair bit of criticism over the years, so this week dig into why we think Orwell included it…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
1984: Part 2, Chapters 1-8
One of the reasons 1984 is such enduring book is because of the conversations it engenders and so in this episode we chatted a bit about the nature of those kinds of conversations. Plus, we discussed…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
1984: Part 1
Here we go. We’ve never done a book quite like George Orwell’s 1984 on Close Reads and it shows in this episode where we discuss whether the vibe of the book shows up in our world today and what Orwe…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
As I Lay Dying: Q&A Episode
Here we are at the end of Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, which means it’s time for a Q&A episode. As always, y’all delivered with some great questions. We did our best to answer as many as we could, but …
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago