autobiography – Jacke Wilson

July 9, 2023

The History of Literature #456 — Maya Angelou

Best known for her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was a woman of many talents and accomplishments. In this episode, Jacke takes a look at the life and works of this incredible singer, dancer, songwriter, activist, poet, actor, director, documentary producer, and of course, memoirist. Additional listening: Help support the Continue reading

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June 25, 2023

The History of Literature #442 — Prince, Emperor, Sage – Bābur and the Bāburnāma (with Anuradha)

The warrior and leader known as Bābur (1483-1530) had the kind of life one might expect from the descendant of Timur (Tamburlaine) on his father’s side and Genghis Khan on his mother’s. Elevated to the throne at age 12, and thrown into a world of battles and defeats, he eventually founded the Mughal Empire in Continue reading

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autobiography, children’s literature, History, Islamic literature

July 9, 2021

The History of Literature #300 – Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was born into the anonymity of slavery and died as the most famous African American of the nineteenth century. After a harrowing escape to freedom in 1838, he devoted the rest of his life to issues of justice and equality, applying his talents as an orator, journalist, autobiographer, fiction writer, publisher, government Continue reading

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June 6, 2016

The History of Literature #45 – Augustine and The Confessions (pt 2)

Continuing the journey with a deeper look at the incredible achievements of St. Augustine (354 – 430 A.D.), a luminary of the early Catholic church, one of the most profound thinkers in Western culture, and the author of a work the likes of which the world had never seen, The Confessions. Host Jacke Wilson identifies five Continue reading

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May 30, 2016

The History of Literature #44 – The Confessions of St. Augustine

The journey continues! Host Jacke Wilson takes a look at one of the deepest thinkers in the Western tradition, St. Augustine (354-430 A.D.), and the literary form he pioneered and perfected. Who was Augustine? What led him to produce one of the most influential books ever written? And what can we gain from reading The Confessions Continue reading

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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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