123 Episodes

  1. Among the Ancients: Horace

    Published: 10/15/2023

  2. Medieval Beginnings: Middle English Lyrics

    Published: 10/4/2023

  3. The Long and Short: Ted Hughes's 'Gaudete'

    Published: 9/24/2023

  4. Among the Ancients: Virgil

    Published: 9/14/2023

  5. Medieval Beginnings: Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde

    Published: 9/4/2023

  6. The Long and Short: James Joyce's Dubliners

    Published: 8/24/2023

  7. Among the Ancients: Lucretius

    Published: 8/14/2023

  8. Medieval Beginnings: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    Published: 8/4/2023

  9. The Long and Short: Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’ and ‘Kaddish’

    Published: 7/24/2023

  10. Among the Ancients: Catullus

    Published: 7/14/2023

  11. Medieval Beginnings: Havelok the Dane

    Published: 7/4/2023

  12. The Long and Short: D.H. Lawrence's short stories

    Published: 6/23/2023

  13. Among the Ancients: Aristophanes

    Published: 6/14/2023

  14. Medieval Beginnings: Le Roman de Silence

    Published: 6/5/2023

  15. The Long and Short: Hart Crane's 'The Bridge'

    Published: 5/24/2023

  16. Among the Ancients: Euripides

    Published: 5/17/2023

  17. Medieval Beginnings: The Lais of Marie de France

    Published: 5/4/2023

  18. The Long and Short: Katherine Mansfield's short stories

    Published: 4/24/2023

  19. Among the Ancients: Sophocles

    Published: 4/14/2023

  20. Medieval Beginnings: The Ancrene Wisse

    Published: 4/4/2023

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