World Literature Podcasting - Improve your knowledge of English literature and the English language
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- Website
- http://www.worldliteraturepodcasting.com
- Description
- World Literature Podcasting provides a podcast series exploring a selection of the classics from the world of literature. The purpose of this series is to enhance the listener's knowledge and understanding of notable works of literature of the Western world. Each conversation is complemented with a full transcript of the talk as well as a page of discussion and comprehension questions and further recommended reading. The first two podcasts are free, after that a free 2 minute preview will be provided and the full audio file and/or transcript may be purchased at www.worldliteraturepodcasting.com.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2017-11-27 15:43
- last episode published
- 2008-10-06 12:15
- publication frequency
- 36.69 days
- Contributors
- World Literature Podcasting
- Author Owner
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 14
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture Education Literature Language Courses Higher Education Arts
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2008-10-06 |
Podcast #14 - Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights - Part 2 Preview Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: The central figure of the enigmatic Heathcliff; The 'threshold' sense of the gothic and the psychological; The dual narratives and a shifting sense of the two Catherines. This session discusses some dramatic and... |
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| 2008-10-06 |
Podcast #13 - Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights - Part 1 Preview Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: Biographical facts and influences in the narrative; The locale and cultural setting of the narrative; Dramatic and poetic qualities of the language. This session discusses the biographical and historical influen... |
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| 2008-10-05 |
Podcast #12 - Thomas Hardy: Tess of the D'Urbervilles – Part 2 Preview Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: The central figure of Tess and her struggle with two men; The psychological and economic influences in male and female characters; The dramatic conflict between determinism and chance. This session discusses the... |
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| 2008-10-05 |
Podcast #11 - Thomas Hardy: Tess of the D'Urbervilles – Part 1 Preview Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: Biographical facts and influences in the narrative; The locale and cultural setting of the narrative; Dramatic and metaphorical qualities of the language. This session discusses the biographical and historical i... |
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| 2008-10-05 | Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: The central figure of Nora and her struggle with a changing consciousness of her role and self; The psychological and economic motives of male and female characters; The influence of the past as a disruptive for... | |
| 2008-10-05 | Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: biographical facts and influences in the narrative; the locale and cultural setting of the narrative; dramatic and metaphorical qualities of the language. This session discusses the biographical and historical i... | |
| 2008-06-01 | Mark and Durga introduce and comment on: the dual focus on Levin and Anna; Anna's devotion to others and the 'trap' that leads to her tragic downfall; Tolstoy's optimistic ending. This session discusses the search for happiness by two focal characters ... | |
| 2008-06-01 | Mark and Durga introduce and comment on: a retrospective comparison of major female characters in the podcasts to date; biographical facts and influences on the narrative; the locale and cultural setting of the narrative. This session discusses the bio... | |
| 2008-03-01 |
Podcast #6 - Madame Bovary: Gustave Flaubert – Part 2 Preview Mark and Durga introduce and comment on: the husband of Madame Bovary; the status and outlook of Madame Bovary; the woman's struggle for sexual expression and 'happiness' in provincial middle class society. This session discusses the stifling and fanta... |
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| 2007-11-14 |
Podcast #5 - Madame Bovary: Gustave Flaubert – Part 1 Preview Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: biographical facts and influences in the narrative; the locale and cultural setting of the narrative; aspects of the modern novel identified in the narrative. This session discusses the biographical and historic... |