Podcast Episodes
Back to Search9 Confucius
Perhaps the most influential teacher in the history of the world, Confucius (551-479 B.C.) left a literary legacy that continues to inspire and provo…
10 years, 4 months ago
8 The Shi Jing (Chinese Classical Poetry)
Our history of literature journey continues by traveling to the other side of the globe, where Chinese poets are busy recording ancient folk songs an…
10 years, 5 months ago
7A Proust, Pound, and Chinese Poetry
A young Jacke Wilson immerses himself in great books on his way from Taiwan to Tibet – and finds out what Ezra Pound, Marcel Proust, and Chinese poet…
10 years, 5 months ago
7 Greek Comedy – Aristophanes
Author Jacke Wilson examines the life and works of Aristophanes, whose comic plays included The Clouds, which pokes fun at philosophers such as Socra…
10 years, 5 months ago
6 Greek Tragedy – Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
Author Jacke Wilson examines the works of three great Greek tragedians, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides – and attempts to solve the mystery of wh…
10 years, 5 months ago
5 Greek Tragedy (Part One)
How was tragedy invented? Why was it so popular in Ancient Greece, and what power does it have for us today? Using the discussion of tragedy in Arist…
10 years, 6 months ago
4 Sappho
Ancient Greece viewed her as Homer’s poetic equal; Plato referred to her as the “tenth muse.” As a fearless and lyrical chronicler of female desire, …
10 years, 6 months ago
3A Odysseus Leaves Calypso
Responding to a listener email, author Jacke Wilson takes a deeper look at one of the Odyssey’s most famous passages. Why does Odysseus leave Calypso…
10 years, 6 months ago
3 Homer
He was a blind poet whose stories of heroes and gods helped launch an incredible era of literary and cultural flourishing. History of Literature host…
10 years, 6 months ago
2A The Book of Job
Why does an all-good, omnipotent God permit pain and suffering among the innocent? Jacke Wilson takes a look at the masterful Book of Job.
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10 years, 7 months ago