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Episode 268
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695) was born in Mexico or, as it was known then, New Spain. She was a poet, a philosopher, a dramatist, a scholar, …
5 years, 8 months ago
267 Great Scot! The 6 Best Scottish Writers (with Margot Livesey)
Episode 294
Fan favorite Margot Livesey returns to the History of Literature to discuss her new novel, The Boy in the Field, and to help Jacke choose the greates…
5 years, 8 months ago
265 Forgotten Women of Literature 3 | Aemelia Lanyer
Episode 288
The "Forgotten Women of Literature" series continues with a look at Aemilia Bassano Lanyer (1569-1645), the first Englishwoman to publish a volume of…
5 years, 8 months ago
264 HoL Presents Tommy Orange's "Copperopolis" (a Storybound Project) | PLUS a Visit from Jacke Lonelyhearts
Episode 264
The History of Literature Podcast presents "Copperopolis," written and performed by Tommy Orange, and produced by Storybound, a radio theater podcast…
5 years, 8 months ago
263 Forgotten Women of Literature 2 - Cai Yan (Wenji)
Episode 263
Cai Yan (Wenji) (c. 178 - c. 250?) was the daughter of Cai Yong, one of the most famous scholars of the Han Dynasty. After being widowed at a young a…
5 years, 8 months ago
262 Ovid
Episode 262
Ovid (43 BCE - 17 or 18 AD) was one of the most successful poets in the Roman Empire--until he was banished from Rome by Augustus himself. What led t…
5 years, 8 months ago
261 Forgotten Women of Literature - Enheduanna (with Charles Halton)
Episode 261
Jacke and special guest Charles Halton take a look at the poetry of Enheduanna (2286-2252 BC), a high priestess in ancient Mesopotamia who is the ear…
5 years, 8 months ago
260 HoL Presents Diksha Basu from the Storybound Project
Episode 260
Jacke Wilson and the History of Literature Podcast present a special guest episode from the Storybound project.
Storybound is a radio theater program …
5 years, 9 months ago
259 Shakespeare's Best | Sonnets 129 and 130 ("Th'expense of spirit in a waste of shame" and "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun")
Episode 259
In the fourth and final installment of A Month of Shakespearean Sonnets, Jacke takes a look at two sonnets from the Dark Lady sequence, Sonnet 129 ("…
5 years, 9 months ago
Hatchet Jobs! When Reviewers Attack
Episode 258
The vast majority of book reviews are informative and genteel. What books get that treatment, and why? Jacke and Mike take a look at the some of the …
5 years, 9 months ago