EP01 - In the Middle of a Murder | Shakespeare, "Macbeth"
EP01 - In the Middle of a Murder | Shakespeare, "Macbeth"
Macbeth, Act Two, Scene Two. In the inaugural episode of Professing Literature we examine a conversation held in the af... Read more
22 Apr 2021
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1hr 5mins
EP02 - Losing Your Way at a Picnic | Austen, "Emma"
EP02 - Losing Your Way at a Picnic | Austen, "Emma"
Emma, Vol 3, Chapter 7. A bright summer day in Surrey offers a sharp contrast to emotional storms. In this episode we ... Read more
12 May 2021
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1hr 2mins
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EP03 - When the Sweet Turns Sour | Heaney, “Blackberry Picking”
EP03 - When the Sweet Turns Sour | Heaney, “Blackberry Picking”
Seamus Heaney, “Blackberry-Picking.” Today we consider a lyric poem from Death of a Naturalist, Seamus Heaney’s first c... Read more
25 May 2021
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EP04 - Lunchbreak At the Victory Mansions | Orwell, "1984"
EP04 - Lunchbreak At the Victory Mansions | Orwell, "1984"
George Orwell, 1984, Chapter One. The opening paragraphs of George Orwell’s novel seem innocuous, as a man named Winston... Read more
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EP05 - Alone in the Darkness | Milton, “When I Consider How My Light Is Spent”
EP05 - Alone in the Darkness | Milton, “When I Consider How My Light Is Spent”
John Milton, “When I Consider How My Light Is Spent.” In the early 1650s John Milton lost his eyesight. Blindness forc... Read more
17 Jul 2021
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EP06 - Memories of Jane | Salinger, "The Catcher in the Rye"
EP06 - Memories of Jane | Salinger, "The Catcher in the Rye"
J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Chapter 11. Jane Gallagher had been the sort of girl who kept her kings in the ... Read more
26 Jul 2021
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1hr 13mins
EP07 - The Archer with the Bow | Beowulf
EP07 - The Archer with the Bow | Beowulf
Beowulf. A shining young warrior has crossed the water and saved the Danish people from a dreadful monster and his scar... Read more
15 Nov 2021
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EP08 - Prufrock Among the Women | Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (Part One)
EP08 - Prufrock Among the Women | Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (Part One)
T. S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (Part One). This is the first of two episodes devoted to one of the ... Read more
24 Dec 2021
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1hr 25mins
EP09 - At the Violet Hour | Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (Part Two)
EP09 - At the Violet Hour | Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (Part Two)
T. S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (Part Two). The conclusion of our discussion of “Prufrock,” Eliot’s ... Read more
6 May 2022
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EP10 - A Night In the Forest | Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
EP10 - A Night In the Forest | Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act Four, Scene One. When four young aristocrats and a weaver spend a night in the forest out... Read more
27 Jun 2022
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1hr 8mins
