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January 7, 2016

Indian Literature – A Cosmic Feast (History of Literature Episode 10)

Recalling his own long-ago transition from China to India, our host previews our journey’s next stop, where we will immerse ourselves in the literature of a spectacular culture. Marked by classics like the Rig Veda (1500 – 1200 B.C.) and the Upanishads (ca. 900 B.C.), the Ramayana (ca. 550 B.C.), and the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita… Continue reading

Arts, Authors, books, history of literature, Podcast, Writing

bhagavad gita, india, julie sahni, mahabharata, nepal, ramayana, rig veda, sanskrit, tibet, vedas
January 4, 2016

Confucius (HoL Episode 9)

Perhaps the most influential teacher in the history of the world, Confucius (551-479 B.C.) left a literary legacy that continues to inspire and provoke. Jacke Wilson takes a look at the historical Confucius, the impact that the five works known as the “Confucian canon” has had on China, and the collection of sayings and anecdotes known as the Analects. You can… Continue reading

Arts, Authors, books, history of literature, Podcast

analects, China, confucius, Poetry
January 2, 2016

Here We Go! Top Podcast Episodes of 2015!

Happy New Year! On New Year’s Eve I expressed some gratitude and kicked off our countdown of 2015’s top podcast episodes. Today, I can reveal the Top History of Literature Episodes of 2015 as selected by you, the listeners. For those of you new to the History of Literature, this might be the best place… Continue reading

Arts, Authors, books, history of literature, Podcast, restless mind show, Uncategorized

history of literature, Homer, Jacke Wilson
December 31, 2015

New Year’s Thank You: The Top Podcast Episodes of the Year

Dear Readers and Listeners: It’s time for another humble thank you from your old friend Jacke. This year was another good one in Jackeland. No new books (alas), but a newly launched podcast, plenty of blogging inspiration – and most importantly, the community of readers and listeners who make everything worthwhile. I owe you more… Continue reading

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December 21, 2015

Episode 8 – The Shi Jing (Chinese Classical Poetry)

Our history of literature journey continues by traveling to the other side of the globe, where Chinese poets are busy recording ancient folk songs and verse that together convey a picture of life in ancient China, from peasants and farmers to soldiers and diplomats. Eventually a selection of these poems will be gathered into a single collection edited… Continue reading

Arts, Authors, books, history of literature, Podcast

ancient china, Barnes and Noble, book of songs, classic of poetry, confucius, folk songs, in the wilds there’s a dead deer, Poetry, shi jing
December 17, 2015

Episode 7A – Proust, Pound, and Chinese Poetry

A young Jacke Wilson immerses himself in great books on his way from Taiwan to Tibet – and finds out what Ezra Pound, Marcel Proust, and Chinese poetry can teach him about literature and life. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 50:36 — 35.0MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe… Continue reading

Arts, Authors, Fiction, history of literature, Podcast

China, chinese poetry, Ezra Pound, literature and life, Marcel Proust, taiwan, tibet, train
December 10, 2015

Restless Mind Show Episode 9 – Nietzsche’s Children

Continuing the discussion of Greek tragedy, Jacke takes a look at Nietzsche and the impact he has on eager young philosophers. This episode includes the Jacke Wilson story “My Roommate’s Books” from the History of Jacke in 100 Objects series. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:26 — 33.6MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android… Continue reading

Arts, Authors, Podcast, restless mind show, The History of Jacke, Uncategorized, Writing

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December 6, 2015

Sneak Preview: Nietzsche, Francis Ford Coppola, and the Greeks

Thanks to all of you who made last week the biggest one yet in the brief life of The History of Literature podcast. I’m not sure if Burt Reynolds or Aristotle deserves more credit. (Have you ever had the feeling that you’ve written a sentence that no one has ever, ever written? I just had… Continue reading

Arts, Authors, history of literature, Podcast

aeschylus, american, apocalypse now, Aristotle, art, coppola, culture, euripides, German, Greek, nietzsche, society, sophocles, tragedy, wagner
December 2, 2015

Writers Laughing: A Jacke Wilson Gallery

Peace on earth, good will to all…and a photo gallery of great writers caught in the act of laughing. Happy holidays! Join us on the History of Literature podcast or at the Jacke Wilson blog for more literary delights. Get the History of Literature podcast: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe Options Try the latest History… Continue reading

Arts, Authors, books, Fiction, history of literature, novelists, Writing

Alice Munro, anita desai, Flannery O’Connor, Gabriel García Márquez, garrett hongo, georges simenon, Henry Miller, j.r.r. tolkien, James Baldwin, Jean-Paul Sartre, john irving, joseph brodsky, kiran desai, kurt vonnegut, lorrie moore, margaret atwood, mary beard, norman mailer, pablo neruda, phillip roth, Ray Bradbury, Samuel Beckett, sandra cisneros, scott fitzgerald, seamus heaney, sherman alexie, Simone de Beauvoir, Stephen King, truman capote, w.e.b. dubois, Writers laughing, Zelda Fitzgerald, zora neale hurston
December 1, 2015

Holiday Gift Ideas: Edward Gorey

Speaking of tragedy, is it just me or was there an Edward Gorey phase around twenty years ago that has since died down? Too bad if that’s true: he’s one of America’s dark little treasures. Maybe go with this one for that lurid lady or macabre man in your life: Or this little stocking stuffer: Amphigorey:… Continue reading

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