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Literate
Literate
Literary scholars Alicia Broggi and Erica Lombard go through the New York Public Library’s 1995 “Books of the Century” list. Each episode they discuss a book, learn about its author and history, talk to experts, and ask whether it really is one of the books of twentieth century.
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4.7 stars from 14 ratings
“This is such a great podcast! I put it on my World Literature syllabus and students really enjoy getting to hear different academic perspectives on writers like Chinua Achebe and Anna Akhmatova. It also gives them a strong sense of the writers historical context. I also enjoy listening and have...”Read full review »
iwannabekait19 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/25/23
Brilliant, entertaining, and educational
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“Captivating discussions of interesting literary works with different guests. Covers a variety of well-known books and highlights different dimensions around the question of canonicity and what we might consider a book of the century. Wish there were more episodes!”
AutumnMel via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
01/24/23
Episode 3: On the Road, by Jack Kerouac
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“Broad generalizations.”
WanderVogel via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/10/22
Recent Episodes
Published 05/20/21
What makes a "book of the century"? And who gets to decide which books make the cut? Over the past two seasons of Literate, we have been asking these questions while reading through the New York Public Library's 1995 list of the books of the century. Each episode, we explore one book from that...
Published 05/20/21
This week we wander through The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot. Written in the aftermath of the Great War, this long poem uses a diverse array of voices to convey a sense of disillusionment with modern life. Those voices range from the parodic to the sacred, as the poem interweaves hundreds of...
Published 05/06/21
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