All episodes of Hardcore Literature

Ep 74 - Faust (Goethe)

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Published 05/03/24

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Published 05/03/24

Ep 73 - The Prince (Machiavelli)

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Published 04/25/24

Ep 72 - The Tragedy of Hamlet (Shakespeare)

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Published 03/09/24

Ep 71 - Book Club Schedule for 2024

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Published 12/24/23

Ep 70 - Gothic Literature and the Rise of the Vampire

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Published 10/29/23

Ep 69 - The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)

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Published 10/14/23

Ep 68 - How to Start Writing Literature (Lessons from Great Writers)

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Published 07/12/23

Ep 67 - How to Create a Powerful Daily Reading Practice

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Published 06/04/23

Ep 66 - The Bookish Q&A Show (Coffee with Hardcore Literature)

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Published 04/26/23

Ep 65 - How to Possess by Poetry by Memory

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Published 04/22/23

Ep 64 - How to Approach a Special Author Project

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Published 04/03/23

Ep 63 - Reflecting on Life, Literature & Reading the Great Books

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Published 03/22/23

Ep 62 - Prometheus Bound (Aeschylus)

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Published 03/20/23

Ep 61 - How Much Land Does A Man Need? (Tolstoy)

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Published 02/25/23

Ep 60 - The Tragedy of Macbeth (Shakespeare)

Dear Lovers of Great Literature — Thank you so much for listening to the show. If you would like more Shakespeare discussions, we have a library of lectures, guided readings, and bookish content at the Hardcore Literature Book Club at Patreon.com/HardcoreLiterature We are currently reading through the complete works of Shakespeare over the course of the year, and the discussion is incredibly rich and exciting. In our back catalogue, we also have a deep dive lecture series into twelve...

Published 02/22/23

Ep 59 - The Book of Job (Reading the Bible as Great Literature)

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Published 02/14/23

Ep 58 - How to Make 2023 Your Greatest Reading Year (and Lessons from the Great Books)

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Published 01/29/23

Ep 57 - The Best Beginnings in Great Literature

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Published 11/02/22

Ep 56 - How to Read in Times of Need

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Published 07/01/22

Ep 55 - Shakespeare's Comedies

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Published 06/14/22

Ep 54 - The Road (Cormac McCarthy)

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Published 05/02/22

Ep 53 - The Crucible (Arthur Miller)

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Published 03/27/22

Ep 52 - Reflecting on the Great Books on my Birthday

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Published 03/17/22

Ep 51 - The Anxiety of Influence (Harold Bloom)

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Published 02/22/22