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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
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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
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Writers Laughing: W.E.B. DuBois
Happy Labor Day! This one’s a bit of a head-scratcher. But I’ll take a writer laughing no matter the circumstances. Maybe “historical curiosities” needs to be another subcategory. I guess Mao counts as a writer, too – I was once on cruise ship that had a library with Marx, Engels, volumes of Mao’s poetry, and no Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #11 – The Bench
I don’t know why I stopped in Nanjing on my way to Beijing. Someone had said it was good. Buddhist temples, a mausoleum for Dr. Sun Yat-Sen… Why not? I had time to burn and no place else to be. It was only after I arrived, hot and grimy and exhausted from late night travel Continue reading
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