Close Readings
London Review of BooksClose Readings is a new multi-series podcast subscription from the London Review of Books. Two contributors explore areas of literature through a selection of key works, providing an introductory grounding like no other. Listen to some episodes for free here, and extracts from our ongoing subscriber-only series. more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 81 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BooksEducationArtsCourses | |||
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Fabliaux were short, witty tales originating in northern France between the 12th and 14th centuries, often featuring crafty characters in rustic settings and overwhelmingly concerned with money and sex. In this episode Irina and Mary look at two of t... more
In the fourth episode of Human Conditions, the last of the series with Judith Butler, we fittingly turn to The Human Condition (1956). Hannah Arendt defines action as the highest form of human activity: distinct from work and labour, action includes ... more
According to one contemporary, the Earl of Rochester was a man who, in life as well is in poetry, ‘could not speak with any warmth, without repeated Oaths, which, upon any sort of provocation, came almost naturally from him.’ It’s certainly hard to m... more
Yeats’s great poem about the uprising of Irish republicans against British rule on 24 April 1916 marked a turning point in Ireland’s history and in Yeats's career. Through four stanzas Yeats enacts the transfiguration of the movement’s leaders – exec... more
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- As good as meditation for my mental health
Great conversations between humble yet honestly intelligent people about fascinating topics, unobtrusively edited and crisply presented.
Apple Podcasts5Hattiehein
United States5 months ago - Shorts
It seems the full versions of the ‘Shorts’ episodes are no longer available? Is that correct? I’ve only just found the podcast and would love to locate the full versions. The link in the show notes doesn’t work for me.
Apple Podcasts4Barbaradelsol
United Kingdom8 months ago - Gem of a podcast
I’m learning so much about a wide range of literature and look forward to listening. Thank you for sharing this.
Apple Podcasts5NeverBored.United States10 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #44 | United States/Arts/Books |
Apple Podcasts | #150 | United States/Arts |
Spotify | #42 | United Kingdom/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #6 | United Kingdom/Arts/Books |
Apple Podcasts | #14 |  Canada/Arts/Books |
Apple Podcasts | #34 | United Kingdom/Arts |
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