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June 27, 2016

The History of Literature #48 – Hamlet

Hamlet (ca 1599-1602) has been called the greatest play ever written in English – and even that might not be giving it enough credit. Many would rank it among the greatest achievements in the history of humankind. Jacke Wilson takes a deeper look at the Prince of Negative Capability and his famous soliloquy. Podcast: Play in new window… Continue reading

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Hamlet, keats, montaigne, Orson Welles, polonius, Shakespeare, stephen greenblatt

May 29, 2016

Augustine and the Art of Not Yet

“I had been putting off the moment when by spurning earthly happiness I would clear space in my life to search for wisdom; yet even to seek it, let alone find it, would have been more rewarding than discovery of treasure or possession of all the world’s kingdoms, or having every bodily pleasure at my… Continue reading

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augustine, autobiography, chastity, christianity, God, greek tragedy, new testament, nietzsche, not yet, Podcast

May 9, 2016

The History of Literature Episode 41 – The New Testament (with Professor Kyle Keefer)

Charles Dickens called the New Testament “the very best book that ever was or ever will be known in the world.” Thomas Paine complained that it was a story “most wretchedly told,” and argued that anyone who could tell a story about a ghost or even just a man walking around could have written it… Continue reading

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Flannery O’Connor, jesus, kenneth burke, kyle keefer, letters of paul, Literature, new testament, Religion, revelation

May 5, 2016

New to Podcasts? Here’s How to Listen on Your Phone

HOW TO LISTEN TO A PODCAST ON YOUR PHONE. (YES. DO IT.) I know, I know. It’s hard – technology is a pain. You like technology, you respect it, you admire its power…but man… how many rabbit holes does one have time for? So there you are, reading this and that on the Jacke blog…… Continue reading

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how-to, listening to podcasts on your phone

April 29, 2016

Graham Greene and…the Dalai Lama?

Hmm…I’m not sure I’m buying what Pico Iyer is selling here… Q: What is it about Graham Greene? If you put the Dalai Lama on one end of a continuum, Leonard Cohen would be somewhere nearby and Graham Greene would be way over on the other end. A:… Continue reading

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dalai lama, graham greene, pico iyer

April 27, 2016

The Secret Diaries of Graham Greene

Here’s another fascinating story we didn’t get to during our hour-long conversation on the life and works of Graham Greene – the matter of his secret journals. I asked the President of the Literature Supporters Club to fill in the skinny: Oh, I should have mentioned it on the podcast. Just a delicious detail. He kept parallel… Continue reading

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

adultery, graham greene, secret journals

April 26, 2016

Graham Greene and the Lolita Controversy

We talked for an hour, and yet we still barely scratched the surface of Graham Greene’s incredible life. Here’s one we didn’t get to: his role in bringing Lolita to the literary world’s attention – and inadvertently triggering the ban (which probably helped sales in the long run). Maria Popova has more: When Lolita was first published… Continue reading

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controversy, graham greene, lolita, navokov

April 25, 2016

The History of Literature Episode 39 – Reconsidering Graham Greene

Jacke and Mike reconsider the life and works of the great twentieth-century British novelist Graham Greene. Works discussed include The End of the Affair, The Power and the Glory,The Quiet American, Babbling April, and The Third Man. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:36 — 35.7MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More… Continue reading

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dorothy parker, end of the affair, evelyn waugh, George Orwell, graham greene, power and the glory, the quiet american, third man

April 21, 2016

Reconsidering Graham Greene

Hello! We have a good episode of the History of Literature coming up soon… a reconsideration of Graham Greene, one of the best novelists of the twentieth century – and also one of the most important. During the recording I fumbled for this quote, but it still stands out: For me one of the best,… Continue reading

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ending, graham greene, joseph cotten, the third man

April 12, 2016

Sneak Preview: More Literary Duos!

Will the great Beatrice and Benedick make the list? Stay tuned! Continue reading

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