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  • April 18, 2016

    The History of Literature Episode 38 – Great Literary Duos (Part Two)

    When are two artists or characters more than the sum of their parts? How is that magic created? And what does it mean for the rest of us? Part two of a conversation with host Jacke Wilson and his guest, the President of the Literature Supporters Club, on great literary duos. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Continue reading

    Arts, Authors, books, Fiction, history of literature, novelists, Podcast, Writing
    anais nin, anais nin and henry miller, beatrice, beatrice and benedick, bellow, calvin and hobbes, Dante, Franzen, frog and toad, god and job, Henry Miller, Jane Austen, jesus, julian barnes, literary duos, Martin Amis, roth, virgil, weiner
  • April 14, 2016

    Female Action Movie Stars… in the 1910s!?!?

    Wow. It has been a long time since an article has made me think (and rethink and rethink) as much as this piece in The Atlantic, The Forgotten Female Action Stars of the 1910s. I can’t get over it. Just take a look at this publicity shot from 1918:: Here’s the description: A city editor orders an Continue reading

    Authors, books
    1910s, a front page affair, female action stars, female journalists, hollywood, kitty weeks, New York, radha vatsal
  • 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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  • April 11, 2016

    History of Literature Episode 37 – Great Literary Duos

    What makes a great literary duo? Two authors inspiring one another? Two characters who fall in love? Best friends? Rivals? Host Jacke Wilson is joined by the President of the Literature of the Supporters Club to discuss. Jacke and Mike also respond to a listener question about building a World Literature syllabus. But first, Jacke Continue reading

    Arts, Authors, books, Fiction, history of literature, Podcast
    literary duos
  • April 10, 2016

    Sneak Preview: What Goes With Rushdie?

    Okay, time for an update! We have another podcast episode posting tomorrow morning. I’ll be joined by the President of the Literature Supporters Club to discuss great literary duos. Don’t miss it! We’ll also be discussing this question from brilliant listener EF, a college-level instructor: I’ve just inherited a ten-week World Literature course, with Salman Rushdie’s Continue reading

    Arts, Authors, books, Fiction, novelists, Podcast, Writing
    arabian nights, Salman Rushdie, syllabus, white stripes
  • March 30, 2016

    The Jacke Wilson Guide to Creating Content for the Internet

    Blog post: Me me me me me. Me me me me me me me me me me. Me me! Me me me me me me me me me. Me me me me me. Me me me me me me me me me me. Me me! Me me me me me me me me me. Me me Continue reading

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  • March 28, 2016

    The History of Literature Podcast Episode 36 – Poetry and Empire (Virgil, Ovid, Horace, Petronius, Catullus)

    What happens when a republic morphs into empire? What did it mean for the writers of Ancient Rome – and what would it mean for us today? Jacke Wilson takes a look at the current state of affairs in America and the Roman examples of Virgil, Ovid, Horace, Petronius, and Catullus. Podcast: Play in new window | Continue reading

    Arts, Authors, books, history of literature, Podcast, Writing
    ancient rome, augustus caesar, catullus, donald trump, empire, horace, julius caesar, ovid, petronius, Poetry, poets, republic, virgil
  • March 25, 2016

    Not Literary Enough

    Podcast listeners! We have a couple of episodes in the works that I wanted to tell you about. First, we’re going to look at Poetry and Empire – what happens when a republic falls and an empire rises? What do poets do? What should they do? And yes, we have to take a look at Continue reading

    books, history of literature, Uncategorized
    batman and robin, greatest literary duos
  • March 23, 2016

    Epic News – A New Gilgamesh Fragment!

    Brilliant listener EF writes: I love your podcast!  The episode on Gilgamesh got me hooked, and I’ve been listening since then.  (Did you hear about the newly discovered fragment, that suggests Gilgamesh felt guilty about the mess he and Enkidu made in the cedar forest?) What!? No, I did not! Here’s OpenCulture on the significance of Continue reading

    Arts, books, history of literature, Podcast
    discovery, gilgamesh, han solo
  • March 22, 2016

    On the Pleasures of Finding a New Author: Elena Ferrante

    Hello, everyone! Today is a day for celebration. It’s rare for this crusty old salt to find a new author who can make him feel like he’s twenty again, with all the world of books still out there, waiting for him to discover the fresh and new and exciting. It used to happen every month, Continue reading

    Arts, Authors, books, Fiction, novelists, Uncategorized, Writing
    days of abandonment, elena ferrante
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