103 episodes
The Spouter-Inn; or, A Conversation with Great Books Megaphonic
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4.8 • 29 Ratings
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Suzanne and Chris talk about great books—but what does “great” even mean?
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Bonus: Dick Davis on Translating Persian Poetry
Dick Davis, translator of Layli and Majnun, The Conference of the Birds, and other Persian poetry.
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Layli and Majnun
Nezami Ganjavi's 12th century poem, Layli and Majnun (also known as Layla and Majnun).
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Bonus: Mark Sundaram and Aven McMaster on Etymology
Mark Sundaram and Aven McMaster from The Endless Knot on etymology.
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The Consolation of Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius.
Customer Reviews
Fun grad school show
Suzanne and Chris balance literary conventional wisdom with first impressions and close readings. Listening, you place the book (usually a book) in its historical context, but also get a dose of skepticism and subjective literary criticism that makes you lean into the radio. Great show!
Some requests
Graham Greene!!
Suzanne talks too fast
Suzanne ruins an otherwise excellent podcast by talking too fast to the point she is often unintelligible. Slow down.