Great American Novel
Scott Yarbrough and Kirk CurnuttFew literary terms are more hotly debated, discounted, or derided than the "Great American Novel." But while critics routinely dismiss the phrase as at best hype and as at worst exclusionary, the belief that a national literature commensurate with both the scope and the contradictions of being American persists. In this podcast Scott Yarbrough and Kirk Curnutt examine totemic works such as Herman ... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 27 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Arts | |||
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The 26th episode of the Great American Novel Podcast delves into Carson McCullers’ 1940 debut novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Published when the author was only 23, the novel tells the tale of a variety of misfits who don’t seem to belong in thei... more
Published in 1881, The Portrait of a Lady was Henry James's seventh novel and marked his transition away from the novel of manners that only three years earlier had made his novella Daisy Miller a succès de scandale toward the more meticulous, inward... more
Great American Novel Podcast 24 considers Joan Didion’s 1970 novel Play It as It Lays, which shut the door on the 60s and sped down the freeway into the 70s, eyes on the rearview mirror all the while. In a wide-ranging discussion which touches not o... more
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- Great Podcast on American Literature
This podcast is spectacular! I’ve read many of the books discussed in the podcast episodes but find I need to go back and reread the books in order to appreciate the history, analysis, and background provided in each podcast. After each episode, I find I have a page of notes regarding other authors and books referenced in the podcast that I would like to read. The podcast is not only informative but entertaining as well (and well produced). I also listen to the Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and McCar... more
Apple Podcasts5Finnie55
United States2 months ago - As I Lay Dying Awesome!
I just finished As I Lay Dying and was looking for podcasts to explore it further. I found your podcast and love it. You guys are doing such a great job, further enhancing the beauty of the works. I can’t wait to listen to handful of my other favorite books that you’ve covered. Godspeed! Thank you!
Apple Podcasts5Our Numinous NatureUnited States2 months ago - Excellent!
This is an excellent literary podcast. I was familiar with Scott Yarbrough from the equally excellent 'Reading McCarthy' podcast, and so this one was a must for me given my interest in American literature. Together with Kirk Curnutt you get an articulate and accessible literary discussion from a pair of very knowledgable, professional, and entertaining educators, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in looking more closely at novels that have stood the test of time and shaped our litera... more
Apple Podcasts5papyrus11
United Kingdom3 months ago - Criminally underrated.
One of the best literature podcasts I’ve ever listened to. It feels like I am am overhearing two English Professors discuss books together at a local pub. It’s part informative lecture and part playful banter all at once. I highly recommend this podcast!
Apple Podcasts5Rovert PrahtUnited States7 months ago - Great Pod
Serious analysis and earnest appreciation of some great books. Really like listening to these guys. Absalom, Absalom! episode was fantastic.
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