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Guigemar: The Confession

Episode 27

This final installment of Guigemar that we will read portrays Guigemar and his lady as they finally come to terms with their love for one another, an…

1 year, 10 months ago

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Guigemar: Cupid's Ambush

Episode 26

In this installment of Guigemar, the incandescent, fierce flame of desire begins to consume Guigemar and his lady.

1 year, 11 months ago

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Guigemar: The Hospitality

Episode 25

This installment of Guigemar portrays the lady's reply to the wounded knight and illuminates aspects of her character, such as her hospitality and vi…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Guigemar: The Encounter

Episode 24

This installment of Guigemar portrays the first encounter between Guigemar and the imprisoned young lady. The poet brings some interesting elements t…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Guigemar: The Caged Lady

Episode 23

This installment of Guigemar introduces some important new characters into the story. Most important of these is a young lady, imprisoned by her jeal…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Guigemar: The Voyage

Episode 22

This installment of Guigemar takes our protagonist to a magical ship that sets sail without any prompting of his. Guigemar falls fast asleep in a roo…

2 years ago

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Guigemar: The Curse

Episode 21

This installment of Guigemar portrays our protagonist's fateful hunt of a white hind with a stag's antlers. Considering the supernatural legends asso…

2 years ago

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Guigemar: The Hunt

Episode 20

Today, we read an opening excerpt from Marie de France's Guigemar, a medieval tale of curses, courtly intrigue, and forbidden love. We examine the po…

2 years ago

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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock: Do I Dare to Eat a Peach?

Episode 19

Today, we finish out "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," watching the final analysis of our narrator's life play out.  The narrator asks himself a…

2 years ago

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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock: The Perils of Communication

Episode 18

This installment of T. S. Eliot's "Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" shows our narrator justifying his decision not to pursue his beloved by pointing …

2 years, 1 month ago

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