Podcasts about Penguin Classics

Walt Whitman kallas USA:s nationalpoet, men fortsätter att provocera. Göran Sommardal reflekterar över Whitmans poesi och över varför han älskade sina medmänniskor mest när de sover. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Först sänd 2019-05-30.[Louis Armstrong: Nobody knows the trouble I've seen]Man borde inte börja en OBS-essä med sång och musik. Men skälet till att jag inte kan låta bli musik­en och sången är att mötet med de dikter som Walt Whitman har kallat Leaves of Grass, eller det urval som Gunnar Harding har kallat Jag hör Ame­ri­ka sjunga, får mig att höra, om jag skulle höra Amerika sjunga, inte alla de sånger som Walt Whitman radar upp redan i den inledande dikten – utan allra först det här.[Mahalia Jackson: Let my people go]Så här låter Whitmans sång:Jag hör Amerika sjunga, en mångfald av sånger hör jag/mekanikernas sånger, var och en sjunger sin muntert och/ starkt som sig bör,snickaren sjunger sin medan han mäter sin planka eller bjälke,[...]moderns underbara sång, eller den unga hustruns vid sina/ sysslor, eller flickans där hon syr eller tvättar,/var och en sjunger om vad som hör till honom eller henne/ och ingen annan,/dagen om vad som tillhör dagen – om natten en samling/ unga grabbar, robusta, vänliga/och de sjunger för full hals sina starka, melodiska sånger....I stället för att låta de ohörda kollektivens och de förvisade folkliga gemenskap­ernas sånger runga i sin dikt avlyssnar Whitman, alltså, de enskilda amerikanernas ton­arter och sångstilar. Och jag vet att denna invändning mot Walt Whitmans allomfattande och alltomfattande individualism kan förefalla historiskt orättvis. Han var ju emot slaveriet, om än tidvis en något vacklande abolitionist. Han uppmärk­sammade de amerikanska ursprungsinvån­ar­na, han såg till både män och kvinnor – alla den nya kontinentens själar ägde sam­ma hemortsrätt på Den stora landsvägen, som får sägas vara poetens favorittillhåll i dikten. Och riktningen i hans litterära politik var alltid demokratins. I sin essä om Whitman i sina Studier i klassisk amerikansk litteratur kallar D.H. Lawrence honom "den första vite infödingen".Om Dickinson lock­ar med sin gåtfulla precision och sin precisa gåtfullhet, så har Whitman förfört sina stora läsarskaror med sin generösa omåttlighet och välgör­ande brist på poetiska hyfsning.Det kan vara upplysande att jämföra Walt Whitmans poesi och plats i den ameri­kans­ka litteraturhistorien med den tolv år äldre Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, som vid tiden för Whitmans debut 1855 var den dittills överlägset mest kän­de ame­ri­kanske poeten, hyllad på båda sidor av Atlanten. Och på sin tid flitigt utgiven och översatt, också till svenska, och beundrad av europeiska stor­het­er som Dickens och Baudelaire. Longfellows hexameterepos Evangeline skildrar en romantisk-tragisk historia baserad på en historia om brittisk etnisk rens­ning av franska ättlingar i Nova Scotia. Hans mytologiska The Song of Hiawatha är en hyllning till "den ädle vilden" och hans valhänta och aldrig riktigt realistiska skildringar av slaveriet i Poems on slavery är helt i linje med hans starka enga­gemang för abolitionismen. Men trots att Longfellow på många vis intog en mer progressiv och klargörande ställning i frågor om slaveri och fördrivning och exploatering av Amerikas urinnevånare, så har tidens gång förvandlat hans euro­- peiskt de­signade humanism i kombination med hans akade­mis­ka välmenande vers till obligatorisk kurslitteratur, medan Walt Whitmans fria och orim­made verser, fräcka och förföriska, ofta skabrösa och frispråkiga, med kärlek så­väl mellan män och kvinnor som mellan män och män – den har blivit, och förblivit, också den obligatorisk kurslitteratur men i ett avgörande tillägg ett källsprång för läsare och efterföljare. "Whitman, den ende man som gått fram på helt oba­na­de stigar", så skriver D.H. Lawrence vidare om Whitman i sin essä. Och för vår europeiska räkning kunde han ha tillagt: US-amerikanska stigar. Och så är det. Walt Whitman, jämsides med Emily Dickinson, har kommit att utgöra den amerikanska poesins ojämförliga moderna källflöde. Om Dickinson lock­ar med sin gåtfulla precision och sin precisa gåtfullhet, så har Whitman förfört sina stora läsarskaror med sin generösa omåttlighet och välgör­ande brist på poetiska hyfsning. Och många, inte bara amerikanska, poeter har följt i hans fotspår.I denna generositet ingår en idé om mänsklig förbrödring, ty så får man ända karaktärisera ingivelsen hos en poet som gärna inledde sina dikter med ett Allons!, alltså det "Allons enfants...", som inleder Marseljäsen, den franska revolutionssång­en som mer än någon annan kommit att musikaliskt förkroppsliga Frihet, jämlikhet, broderskap.Jag föreställer mig gärna att hållbarheten och livaktigheten i arvet efter Whit­man till stor del också har göra med att han i någon mening förblivit kontro­versiell och aldrig riktigt enkelt kanoniserbar. Hade det bara varit för hans proklamerade världsmedborgarsolidaritet som Bror Hjort tolkade den i sin målning "Kärleken, freden, arbetet", med Whitman själv, "Jesus den härlige" och Sokrates, därtill bröder och systrar, svarta, röda, gula och vita tillsammans i fröjd och gamman, då hade hans verser kunnat pryda vilken som helst sön­dags­skola. Som det står i inledning till dikt 8 av sviten "De sovande":asiaten och afrikanen hand i hand, europén och amerikanen hand i hand/lärd och olärd hand i hand, och man och kvinna hand i handMen i botten av denna inlevelsefulla själarnas gemenskap som Whitman målar upp åter­finner vi, alltid, det Lawrence i sin Whitman-betraktelse hänvisar till som hans "obän­diga livskraft", och han citerar:Jag är den som anfäktas av köttslig lusta/Graviterar inte jorden, dras inte all materia till all annan, åtrår den?/Så dras min kropp till allt och alla som jag möter eller ser.Det är i diktsviten Children of Adam som Whitman mest oförblommerat och envetet ger uttryck för kropparnas sinnliga möten. Och i Calamus tillkommer det för tiden ännu mer "chockerande": homoerotik. Whitman bjöd på en frisprå­kighet som på sin tid något lättare fann fristad i Europa än i det ännu bigotta USA. Hos Whitman hålls ingen "Själarnas maskerad" som hos Pär Lagerkvist, sna­rare en kroppar­nas maskerad. Hos Whitman har Terentius urhumanistiska ”Intet mänskligt är mig främmande” transformerats till ”Allt kroppsligt är mig kärt”:stammaren, sjuklingen, den välbyggde, den anspråkslöse,/den kriminelle som stod inför skranket, domaren som satt och dömde honom,/de vältaliga advokaterna, juryn, åskådarna,/skrattaren och gråtaren, dansaren, änkan vid midnatt, den röda squawen,/den lungsiktige, den rosfeberdrabbade, idioten, han som förorättats,/ motsatserna, och var och en mellan det här och dem i mörkret,/jag svär att de är utjämnade nu – ingen förmer än den andra,/natten och sömnen har gjort dem jämlika och återupprättat dem.Individer, alla lika mycket mänskligt värda, men bara tillgängliga och insläppta En och En."Hans dikter", här citerar jag på nytt D.H. Lawrence, "Demokrati, En masse, Allenheten, är långa additions- och multiplikationstabeller, där slutsiffran alltid blir JAG SJÄLV."Sannolikt är det i denna allomfattande men enkelriktade individualism som Walt Whitman blir bäst definierad. Individer, alla lika mycket mänskligt värda, men bara tillgängliga och insläppta En och En. Inga klasser, inga kulturskillnader- och gemenskaper, inga fackföreningar, och inget behov av fackföreningar, ingen UNION. Därför älskar Whitman sina människor mest när de sover:De sovande är mycket vackra då de ligger avklädda,/de flyger hand i hand fram över hela jorden från öster till väster då de ligger/avkläddaHär skymtar Whitmans utopi, lika lockande än idag, och för alltid lika skrämmande. Vår tids ideologiska städmani: att göra rent hus: Ur vägen allt för själarnas framåtskridande, all religion, alla fasta föremål, konstarter, regeringar – allt det som var eller är synligt på detta klot eller något annat klot faller i nischer och vrår inför själarnas procession längs universums väldiga vägar.Göran SommardalLitteraturWalt Whitman: Jag hör Amerika sjunga, övers. Gunnar Harding, Ellerströms 2019.Walt Whitman: Leaves of Grass, Penguin Classics 2017.Longfellow: Poetical Works, London 1973Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Hiawatha, övers. Helmer Linderholm, Tidens förlag 1978D.H. Lawrence: Studier i klassisk amerikansk litteratur, övers. Harry Järv, Cavefors 1964 Göran Sommardal

Join us for the final installment of One True Book Club '26! In this series of episodes, we are reading the Hemingway-relevant selection, Under Fire by Henri Barbusse, the classic French WWI novel published in 1916.This episode covers the final chapters of the novel. We discuss how Barbusse balances graphic, grotesque depictions of the dead with artistic restraint; we analyze anti-war themes throughout this section, including Corporal Bertrand's powerful speech; and we reflect on the "ray of light" symbolism at the end of the book.Throughout the discussion, we connect our reading to other works by Hemingway: “Chapter X” of In Our Time [They whack-whacked the horse…], A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Men at War, “A Natural History of the Dead," and “Soldier's Home.” We also draw connections to other non-Hemingway works, among them J'accuse (dir. Abel Gance), Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, Bob Dylan's “Blowin' in the Wind,” Joseph Heller's Catch-22, Siegfried Sassoon's Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, and Saving Private Ryan (dir. Steven Spielberg).We are using the Penguin Classics edition with an Introduction written by Professor Jay Winter. In the second half of this episode, Winter kindly sits down with us to share his wisdom about this spectacular book!Thank you for listening to One True Podcast! Consider donating to the Hemingway Society, including to the recently created One True Podcast Fund or the Hemingway Café Club!

Neste episódio: Nero tenta dar uma resposta a rebeliões que estouram nas províncias mas acaba por selar destino e acaba sendo declarado inimigo de Roma pelo senado.SUPORTE ESTE PROJETO Chave PIX - brunoesquivelprandi@gmail.comAPOIA.SE - https://apoia.se/romanuaecruaNOSSOS APOIADORES: Nicolas Prandi Rafael Garilli,Lucas Prandi Cesar Casulari Juan Roberto GermanoLaura Acosta BaldisonaGustavo Felipe DuraesLeandro SpitzerRicardo Alves Vanderlan Alves Rafael Cavaliere Felipe LimaFelipe FerriDaniel Souza Sergio MeloFilipe MeloEdison LuizFelipe DavilaNicolas Rodrigues MendonçaVitor RezendeFelipe D'avilaAlbino VieiraFontes:Podcast The History Of RomeVIRGÍLIO, Públio. EneidaLÍVIO, Tito. The Early History of Rome. Penguin Classics. Penguin Books Limited, 2002 BAKERMúsicas de Fundo:Hitman by Kevin MacLeod,https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/N111261/Julius-Caesar-is-given-a-Roman-TriumphLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseStrength Of The Titans by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseVolatile Reaction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Descent by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseImagem da capahttps://historiasderoma.com/2024/12/15/nero/

Neste episódio: Bruno, Lucas Prandi e Cesar Casulari batem um papo sobre a dinastia Júlio-ClaudianaSUPORTE ESTE PROJETO Chave PIX - brunoesquivelprandi@gmail.comAPOIA.SE - https://apoia.se/romanuaecruaNOSSOS APOIADORES: Nicolas Prandi Rafael Garilli,Lucas Prandi Cesar Casulari Juan Roberto GermanoLaura Acosta BaldisonaGustavo Felipe DuraesLeandro SpitzerRicardo Alves Vanderlan Alves Rafael Cavaliere Felipe LimaFelipe FerriDaniel Souza Sergio MeloFilipe MeloEdison LuizFelipe DavilaNicolas Rodrigues MendonçaVitor RezendeFelipe D'avilaAlbino VieiraFontes:Podcast The History Of RomeVIRGÍLIO, Públio. EneidaLÍVIO, Tito. The Early History of Rome. Penguin Classics. Penguin Books Limited, 2002 BAKERMúsicas de Fundo:Hitman by Kevin MacLeod,https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/N111261/Julius-Caesar-is-given-a-Roman-TriumphLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseStrength Of The Titans by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseVolatile Reaction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Descent by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseImagem da capa

Neste episódio: Após a perseguição dos cristãos em Roma Nero fica ainda mais queimado com o povo romano e a Conspiração de Pisão toma forma.SUPORTE ESTE PROJETO Chave PIX - brunoesquivelprandi@gmail.comAPOIA.SE - https://apoia.se/romanuaecruaNOSSOS APOIADORES: Nicolas Prandi Rafael Garilli,Lucas Prandi Cesar Casulari Juan Roberto GermanoLaura Acosta BaldisonaGustavo Felipe DuraesLeandro SpitzerRicardo Alves Vanderlan Alves Rafael Cavaliere Felipe LimaFelipe FerriDaniel Souza Sergio MeloFilipe MeloEdison LuizFelipe DavilaNicolas Rodrigues MendonçaVitor RezendeFelipe D'avilaAlbino VieiraFontes:Podcast The History Of RomeVIRGÍLIO, Públio. EneidaLÍVIO, Tito. The Early History of Rome. Penguin Classics. Penguin Books Limited, 2002 BAKERMúsicas de Fundo:Hitman by Kevin MacLeod,https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/N111261/Julius-Caesar-is-given-a-Roman-TriumphLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseStrength Of The Titans by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseVolatile Reaction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Descent by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseImagem da capahttps://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspira%C3%A7%C3%A3o_de_Pis%C3%A3o

Gut – Besser – Gothic!!! In dieser Folge dreht sich alles um die große Schwester – oder Urmutter?! – des Horrors: Die Gothic! – Ihre erfolgreichsten Emanationen sind bis heute Teil des europäischen Kulturerbes: Frankenstein, Dracula, Scooby-Doo. Doch: Was macht diese literarische Strömung aus – und warum löst sie bis heute Herzrasen bei uns aus? Zu Gast, standesgemäß, Dr. Horror Legende Julia Ritter vom Die Buch Podcast, echte Auskennerin und ausgezeichnete Anglistin. Denn, eins ist klar. Erfunden haben's nicht die Schweizer, sondern die Engländer. Und das kommt nicht von Ungefähr. Tatsächlich beginnt Britain sich als Nation zufühlen, wo die Literatur von Phantasmen der schrecklichen Anderen heimgesucht wird – Franzosen, Italiener, Spanier, you name it, alles Notgeile Schwerenöter, die es bevorzugt auf tugendhafte Jungfrauen abgesehen haben. Was denn sonst! Gleichzeitig hat der Gespensterhype auch etwas mit der Vernunft zu tun – denn nur, wer glaubt, alles erklären zu können kann sich vor dem Unerklärlichen gruseln. Was wirklich dahinter steckt lässt sich am Ende aber am besten mit einem Österreicher ausloten: In den labyrinthischen Gruften alter Herrenhäuser, lauert Ödipus hinter jeder Ecke. Am Ende stellen sich die beiden die ganz große Frage: Gelingt es Dr. Horror zumindest einmal im Leben, das th richtig auszusprechen - oder bleibt es dabei: Alles Gofik, oder was?Hier geht's zu Die Buch:diebuch.at  

Join us for the second of three installments of One True Book Club '26! In this series of episodes, we are reading the Hemingway-relevant selection, Under Fire by Henri Barbusse, the classic French WWI novel published in 1916.This episode covers chapters 10-19 of the novel. We discuss how Barbusse finds moments of unexpected humanity amidst the carnage of warfare and his subtle characterization of the platoon, including the narrator himself. We also cover his  metafictional “Swear Words” chapter, where Barbusse reflects on a Realist writer attempts to describe the indescribable.We also connect this brutal novel to Hemingway's writing, to other modernist works, to Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried… and even to The Shawshank Redemption. We are using the Penguin Classics edition with an Introduction written by future One True Podcast guest, Professor Jay Winter.

Zinzi Clemmons was raised in Philadelphia by a South African mother and an American father. Her debut novel, What We Lose was named “Debut Novel of the Year” by Vogue, and received praise from the Atlantic, the Guardian, the New York Times, The New Yorker, and others. What We Lose was a finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, the California Book Award, a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Leonard Prize. She is a 2017 National Book Award 5 Under 35 Honoree. She wrote the foreword to a new edition of Jean Toomer's Cane, published by Penguin Classics in 2019. Her new collection of essays is called Freedom. Listen to First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing ad-free, pitch-free and with monthly extras by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/firstdraftwriters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neste episódio: Veremos o grande incêndio de Roma, em 64 d.C a cidade é consumida pelo fogo, muitos acusam o imperador Nero de estar por trás da tragédia, e ele acusa os cristãos. SUPORTE ESTE PROJETO Chave PIX - brunoesquivelprandi@gmail.comAPOIA.SE - https://apoia.se/romanuaecruaNOSSOS APOIADORES: Nicolas Prandi Rafael Garilli,Lucas Prandi Cesar Casulari Juan Roberto GermanoLaura Acosta BaldisonaGustavo Felipe DuraesLeandro SpitzerRicardo Alves Vanderlan Alves Rafael Cavaliere Felipe LimaFelipe FerriDaniel Souza Sergio MeloFilipe MeloEdison LuizFelipe DavilaNicolas Rodrigues MendonçaVitor RezendeFelipe D'avilaAlbino VieiraFontes:Podcast The History Of RomeVIRGÍLIO, Públio. EneidaLÍVIO, Tito. The Early History of Rome. Penguin Classics. Penguin Books Limited, 2002 BAKERMúsicas de Fundo:Hitman by Kevin MacLeod,https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/N111261/Julius-Caesar-is-given-a-Roman-TriumphLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseStrength Of The Titans by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseVolatile Reaction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Descent by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseImagem da capahttps://ensinarhistoria.com.br/nero-e-o-grande-incendio-de-roma/

Imagine um povo com 100 mil anos de história que já foi conquistado por gregos, árabes, mongóis, turcos… e mesmo assim, ainda se reconhece como o mesmo povo. Vamos conhecer a história do atual Irã e conversar como essa história pode nos ajudar a entender os atuais conflitos da região. Patronato do SciCast: 1. Patreon SciCast 2. Apoia.se/Scicast 3. Nos ajude via Pix também, chave: contato@scicast.com.br ou acesse o QRcode: Sua pequena contribuição ajuda o Portal Deviante a continuar divulgando Ciência! Contatos: contato@scicast.com.br https://twitter.com/scicastpodcast https://www.facebook.com/scicastpodcast https://www.instagram.com/PortalDeviante/ Fale conosco! E não esqueça de deixar o seu comentário na postagem desse episódio! Expediente: Produção Geral: Tarik Fernandes e André Trapani Equipe de Gravação: Fernando Malta, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira Convidado Especial: Andrew Traumann Citação ABNT: Scicast #689: A História do Irã. Locução: Fernando Malta, Andrew Traumann, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira. [S.l.] Portal Deviante, 05/06/2026. Podcast. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/podcasts/scicast-689 Imagem de capa: Referências e Indicações Ferdowsi, Abolqasem. Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings. Translated by Dick Davis, Viking, 2006. Herodotus. The Histories. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt, revised by John Marincola, Penguin Classics, 2003. Wellman, Billy. The Persians: An Enthralling Guide to the History of Persia and the Persian Empire. Independently published, 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine um povo com 100 mil anos de história que já foi conquistado por gregos, árabes, mongóis, turcos… e mesmo assim, ainda se reconhece como o mesmo povo.  Vamos conhecer a história do atual Irã e conversar como essa história pode nos ajudar a entender os atuais conflitos da região. Patronato do SciCast: 1. Patreon SciCast 2. Apoia.se/Scicast 3. Nos ajude via Pix também, chave: contato@scicast.com.br ou acesse o QRcode: Sua pequena contribuição ajuda o Portal Deviante a continuar divulgando Ciência! Contatos: contato@scicast.com.br https://twitter.com/scicastpodcast https://www.facebook.com/scicastpodcast https://www.instagram.com/PortalDeviante/ Fale conosco! E não esqueça de deixar o seu comentário na postagem desse episódio! Expediente: Produção Geral: Tarik Fernandes e André Trapani Equipe de Gravação: Fernando Malta, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira Convidado Especial: Andrew Traumann Citação ABNT: Scicast #689: A História do Irã. Locução: Fernando Malta, Andrew Traumann, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira. [S.l.] Portal Deviante, 05/06/2026. Podcast. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/podcasts/scicast-689 Imagem de capa: Referências e Indicações Ferdowsi, Abolqasem. Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings. Translated by Dick Davis, Viking, 2006. Herodotus. The Histories. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt, revised by John Marincola, Penguin Classics, 2003. Wellman, Billy. The Persians: An Enthralling Guide to the History of Persia and the Persian Empire. Independently published, 2023.

Neste episódio: A relação de Roma com o imperador Nero começa a azedar, conforme os bons conselheiros vão sendo substituídos por puxa-sacos, Nero começa a ficar cada vez mais tóxico e sem freio.SUPORTE ESTE PROJETO Chave PIX - brunoesquivelprandi@gmail.comAPOIA.SE - https://apoia.se/romanuaecruaNOSSOS APOIADORES: Nicolas Prandi Rafael Garilli,Lucas Prandi Cesar Casulari Juan Roberto GermanoLaura Acosta BaldisonaGustavo Felipe DuraesLeandro SpitzerRicardo Alves Vanderlan Alves Rafael Cavaliere Felipe LimaFelipe FerriDaniel Souza Sergio MeloFilipe MeloEdison LuizFelipe DavilaNicolas Rodrigues MendonçaVitor RezendeFelipe D'avilaAlbino VieiraFontes:Podcast The History Of RomeVIRGÍLIO, Públio. EneidaLÍVIO, Tito. The Early History of Rome. Penguin Classics. Penguin Books Limited, 2002 BAKERMúsicas de Fundo:Hitman by Kevin MacLeod,https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/N111261/Julius-Caesar-is-given-a-Roman-TriumphLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseStrength Of The Titans by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseVolatile Reaction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Descent by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseImagem da capahttps://historiasderoma.com/2024/12/15/nero/

One True Podcast does its part to help your summer reading lists by covering a book that is not by Hemingway, but is Hemingway-relevant: Henri Barbusse's Under Fire, the 1916 World War I novel that Frederic Henry and Count Greffi name-drop so provocatively in between sips of icy cold champagne and smoothly fluent billiards shots. This episode covers the first nine chapters of Under Fire, where we discuss why Hemingway damned this novel with such faint praise in his Men at War anthology, how the episodic structure might remind readers of a contemporary work like The Things They Carried, the absence of instantly recognizable characters, and – controversially – whether there's more rain in this novel or in A Farewell to Arms. One True Podcast is never one to shy away from the divisive topics.We hope you'll join us in this summer's long-overdue read of Under Fire. We are using the Penguin Classics edition with an Introduction written by future One True Podcast guest, Professor Jay Winter.

"Humanism has been the dominant Western belief system of the last century. It's based on the worship of human wisdom, human creation, human experience, human mind, and psychoanalysis has very much emerged from this humanist tradition. We believe in psychoanalysis, that delving into our feelings, our thoughts, and our shared wisdom will allow us to access truth and meaning and find proper direction for navigating life. AI is changing all of that. Instead of trusting our feelings and our thoughts, people are turning to algorithms to make meaning of our experiences and to offer us direction. We're plugging in our data and allowing the algorithms, or Chat GPT or Claude, to do the thinking and the decision making for us." Episode Description: We begin with Freud in 1930: "Humanity would proceed to create unimaginably great advances in technology so as to increase our likeness to God." Amy outlines the challenge that AI poses to our humanistic tradition and values within which psychoanalysis makes its home. She starts with the 'cult grooming' aspects of smartphones, which introduces our exchanging "human dependence for AI companionship." The question of the subjectivity of AI is a central focus, with some analysts emphasizing its "simulation of human intimacy" and others considering that "is it not also possible for AIs to at the same time be intersubjectively engaged with us?" Regarding using AIs as a therapist, we discuss the clinical implications of "without there being two bodies in a room, the contact is shallow and lacking an essential human component." Amy describes "a desire for transgression" involving AIs as well as the associated search for immortality that they represent. She writes about Bach's prescient 2008 term of "digital consciousness" as contrasted with the "analog watch where one can see the hour from which the hand has come and the hour to which it is going." Amy shares that it was fear that motivated her personal interest in the AI world we are facing, and she closes with, "And how do we address what we are losing from within psychoanalysis?"   Our Guest: Amy Levy, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst. She chairs the American Psychoanalytic Association President's Commission on Artificial Intelligence, serves on the subcommittee "Artificial Intelligence" for the International Psychoanalytical Association, serves on the editorial board of The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, and is Editor of the Substack series, "AI in My Mind," for The Psychoanalytic Quarterly. Along with her fellow CAI chair, Todd Essig, she is producing a documentary film for APsA which examines AI from a psychoanalytic perspective for the general public, entitled: Uncharted Territory: Humans and the Rise of AI. Dr. Levy is in private practice in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She is the author of the 2026 book, The New Other: Alien Intelligence and the Innovation Drive. Recommended Readings:  Harari, Y. N. (2017). Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow. New York: HarperCollins.   Knafo, D. (2024). Artificial intelligence on the couch: Staying human post-AI. American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 84: 155–180.    Lemma, A. (2024). Mourning, melancholia, and machines: An applied psychoanalytic investigation of mourning in the age of griefbots. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 105(4): 542–563.   Shelley, M. (2003). Frankenstein. Penguin Classics.   Solms, M. (2021a). The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness. New York: W. W. Norton.   Suleyman, M. (2023). The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the 21st Century's Greatest Dilemma. New York: Crown.

The Five Ws on the Word's Etymology and the Orchid's HabitatCopyright © 2026 ISBN: 978-976-97942-8-3.mp3Academic Topic StatementThis conversation examines the enduring significance of the "Five Ws"—Who, What, When, Where, and Why—as foundational instruments of inquiry within journalism, literature, media studies, cultural theory, theology, and ecological observation. By tracing the etymology of the word as a vehicle of meaning and exploring the orchid as a symbol of environmental adaptation, cultural representation, and biological specificity, the work establishes a methodological framework that connects language, place, identity, and knowledge production.As a writer, photojournalist, media arts specialist, publisher, podcaster, cultural theorist, and Doctor of Divinity, the author argues that every act of observation begins with a question and every meaningful question seeks context. The orchid's habitat serves as a metaphor for the situated nature of knowledge, while the etymological evolution of words demonstrates how human understanding is cultivated through historical, social, and spiritual environments.(https://botanic-garden.bristol.ac.uk/2018/02/12/the-wacky-wonderful-world-of-orchids/)Central Research Questions1. How do the Five Ws function as universal tools of investigation across disciplines?2. What does the etymology of words reveal about the historical development of human thought?3. How does the orchid's habitat illustrate the relationship between environment, adaptation, and meaning?4. In what ways do media, journalism, and cultural narratives shape our understanding of place and identity?5. How can theological reflection contribute to a deeper interpretation of language, ecology, and human experience?AbstractThe intersection of language and environment offers a unique lens through which to examine human inquiry. This work investigates the Five Ws as epistemological foundations for research and communication, linking the historical evolution of words with the ecological realities of orchid habitats. Through interdisciplinary analysis, the study demonstrates that language and landscape function as parallel systems of meaning-making. Drawing from journalism, media studies, cultural theory, theology, and environmental observation, as an author I propose that asking the crucial question is both an intellectual and spiritual act. The resulting framework provides us scholars, writers, educators, and communicators with a model for understanding how words, places, and experiences shape human knowledge.When all else is equal, I have developed the academic practice of using keywords in my literary works since they provide structure and serve as the fundamental ideas and vocabulary that characterize my discourse. Crucially, they serve as "digital fingerprints" and operate at the nexus of accessibility and clarity.Five Ws; Etymology; Orchid Habitat; Journalism; Media Studies; Cultural Theory; Ecology; Theology; Knowledge Production; Communication Studies; Environmental Humanities; Interdisciplinary Research.This formulation is appropriate for a scholarly book, doctoral lecture, conference presentation, or academic journal proposal under your authorship credentials. Dr. William Anderson Gittens, D.D.Podcast 295 Episode Title:The Five Ws on the Word's Etymology and the Orchid's HabitatCopyright © 2026 ISBN: 978-976-97942-8-3 By Dr. William Anderson Gittens, D.D. Devgro Media Arts Services Publishing®2015 In collaboration with iMovie present Podcast 295 Episode Title:The Five Ws on the Word's Etymology and the Orchid's HabitatCopyright © 2026 ISBN: 978-976-97942-8-3 By Dr. William Anderson Gittens, D.D. RECOGNITIONSAs I take a moment to reflect on my journey, I am filled with profound gratitude for the Creator's guiding hand that has led me every step of the way. Life has brought me countless blessings, and at the forefront of these blessings is the immeasurable debt of thanks I owe to my late parents, Charles and Ira Gittens. They bestowed upon me their wisdom and creative spirit, which have been a consistent source of inspiration throughout my life. Their counsel and encouragement continue to resonate within me, shaping my path and purpose. To my beloved wife, Magnola Gittens, your unwavering support has been my anchor in turbulent seas. Your love and understanding provide the strength necessary to navigate life's complexities. I am eternally grateful for your presence, which comforts and uplifts me. To my brothers—Shurland, Charles, Ricardo, and my late brothers Arnott and Stephen—as well as my sisters, Emerald, Marcella, and Cheryl, thank you for being my steadfast companions along this journey. Each of you has contributed uniquely to my narrative, reminding me of the importance of family ties in shaping who I am today. I extend my heartfelt appreciation to my cousins: Joy Mayers, Kevin and Ernest Mayers, Donna Archer, Avis Dyer, and Jackie Clarke. Your love and camaraderie have enriched my life beyond measure. To my uncles, Clifford, Leonard Mayers, David Bruce, and Collin Rock, your support has been invaluable, strengthening the bonds of our family. To my children, Laron and Lisa, grandson Elijah you are my pride and joy, the motivation behind my work, fuelling my desire to create and inspire.Moreover, I am equally grateful to all who have believed in me and wanted nothing but the best for my growth. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Platizky, Mr. Matthew Sutton, Mr. Juan Arroyo, Mr. and Mrs. David Lavine, and many others have played pivotal roles in my development, encouraging me to pursue my passions relentlessly. During my time at New Jersey City University (NJCU), I had the privilege of receiving guidance from exceptional mentors, including the late Dr. Joseph Drew, Merline Mayers, Mrs. Ellen Gordon, Dr. Nicholas Gordon, Rev. Dr. Scofield Eversley BSS, and many others. Conversations about enhancing my writing skills after graduating were integral to my growth, providing the foundation for my future endeavours. Over the past three decades, my experiences in the leisure activities industry have significantly shaped my journey. From 1995 to 2026, I have devoted myself to writing, resulting in 469 E-Publications and 295 podcasts that resonate within the community. In recognition of the profound impact Dr. Joseph Drew had on my academic and personal development, I dedicated my 66th publication, "A Tribute to Culture" Vol. 1, to him—a small token of gratitude for his enormous influence on my life.As I look forward to what lies ahead, I remain thankful to all who have contributed to my story and to the Creator for the endless possibilities this journey holds. Each person's presence has left an indelible mark on my life, guiding me toward a future filled with hope and potential.Dr. William Anderson Gittens, D.D.ReferencesAristotle. (2007). The art of rhetoric (H. C. Lawson-Tancred, Trans.). Penguin Classics. (Original work published ca. 350 B.C.E.)Chase, M. W., Cameron, K. M., Freudenstein, J. V., Pridgeon, A. M., Salazar, G., Van den Berg, C., & Schuiteman, A. (2015). An updated classification of Orchidaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 177(2), 151–174. https://doi.org/10.1111/boj.12234Crystal, D. (2010). The Cambridge encyclopedia of language (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.Dressler, R. L. (1993). Phylogeny and classification of the orchid family. Cambridge University Press.Hall, S. (1997). Representation: Cultural representations and signifying practices. Sage Publications.McHugh, S. (2016). How podcasters built a new kind of radio. NPR.Newton, J. H. (2001). The burden of visual truth: The role of photojournalism in mediating reality. Routledge.The Holy Bible, King James Version. (1611). Matthew 6:28; Hebrews 11:3.Support the showCultural Factors Influence Academic Achievements© 2024 ISBN978-976-97385-7-7 A_MEMOIR_OF_Dr_William_Anderson_Gittens_D_D_2024_ISBNISBN978_976_97385_0_8Academic.edu. Chief of Audio Visual Aids Officer Mr. Michael Owen Chief of Audio Visual Aids Officer Mr. Selwyn Belle Commissioner of Police Mr. Orville Durant Dr. William Anderson Gittens, D.D En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifelong_learning Hackett Philip Media Resource Development Officer Holder, B,Anthony Episcopal Priest,https://brainly.com/question/36353773https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifelong_learning#cite_note-19https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifelong_learning#cite_note-:2-18https://independent.academia.edu/WilliamGittens/Bookshttps://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=william+anderson+gittens+barbados&oq=william+anderson+gittenshttps://www.academia.edu/123754463/https://www.buzzsprout.com/429292/episodes. https://www.youtube.com/@williamandersongittens1714. Mr.Greene, Rupert

Neste episódio: Com a chegada do jovem e inexperiente Nero ao poder, o imperador parta, Vologases resolve que é uma boa hora para colocar seu irmão no trono da Armênia quebrando o acordo com os romanos e desencadeando a guerra. SUPORTE ESTE PROJETO Chave PIX - brunoesquivelprandi@gmail.comAPOIA.SE - https://apoia.se/romanuaecruaNOSSOS APOIADORES: Nicolas Prandi Rafael Garilli,Lucas Prandi Cesar Casulari Juan Roberto GermanoLaura Acosta BaldisonaGustavo Felipe DuraesJoão Victor GuimarãesLeandro SpitzerRicardo Alves Vanderlan Alves Rafael Cavaliere João Gisi Felipe LimaFelipe FerriDaniel Souza Sergio MeloFilipe MeloEdison LuizFelipe DavilaNicolas Rodrigues MendonçaVitor RezendeFelipe D'avilaAlbino VieiraFontes:Podcast The History Of RomeVIRGÍLIO, Públio. EneidaLÍVIO, Tito. The Early History of Rome. Penguin Classics. Penguin Books Limited, 2002 BAKERMúsicas de Fundo:Hitman by Kevin MacLeod,https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/N111261/Julius-Caesar-is-given-a-Roman-TriumphLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseStrength Of The Titans by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseVolatile Reaction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Descent by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseImagem da capahttps://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerra_romano-parta_de_58%E2%80%9363

Imagine um povo com 100 mil anos de história que já foi conquistado por gregos, árabes, mongóis, turcos… e mesmo assim, ainda se reconhece como o mesmo povo. Vamos conhecer a história do atual Irã e conversar como essa história pode nos ajudar a entender os atuais conflitos da região. Patronato do SciCast: 1. Patreon SciCast 2. Apoia.se/Scicast 3. Nos ajude via Pix também, chave: contato@scicast.com.br ou acesse o QRcode: Sua pequena contribuição ajuda o Portal Deviante a continuar divulgando Ciência! Contatos: contato@scicast.com.br https://twitter.com/scicastpodcast https://www.facebook.com/scicastpodcast https://www.instagram.com/PortalDeviante/ Fale conosco! E não esqueça de deixar o seu comentário na postagem desse episódio! Expediente: Produção Geral: Tarik Fernandes e André Trapani Equipe de Gravação: Fernando Malta, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira Convidado Especial: Andrew Traumann Citação ABNT: Scicast #687: A História do Irã. Locução: Fernando Malta, Andrew Traumann, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira. [S.l.] Portal Deviante, 11/05/2026. Podcast. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/podcasts/scicast-687 Imagem de capa: Referências e Indicações Ferdowsi, Abolqasem. Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings. Translated by Dick Davis, Viking, 2006. Herodotus. The Histories. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt, revised by John Marincola, Penguin Classics, 2003. Wellman, Billy. The Persians: An Enthralling Guide to the History of Persia and the Persian Empire. Independently published, 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine um povo com 100 mil anos de história que já foi conquistado por gregos, árabes, mongóis, turcos… e mesmo assim, ainda se reconhece como o mesmo povo.  Vamos conhecer a história do atual Irã e conversar como essa história pode nos ajudar a entender os atuais conflitos da região. Patronato do SciCast: 1. Patreon SciCast 2. Apoia.se/Scicast 3. Nos ajude via Pix também, chave: contato@scicast.com.br ou acesse o QRcode: Sua pequena contribuição ajuda o Portal Deviante a continuar divulgando Ciência! Contatos: contato@scicast.com.br https://twitter.com/scicastpodcast https://www.facebook.com/scicastpodcast https://www.instagram.com/PortalDeviante/ Fale conosco! E não esqueça de deixar o seu comentário na postagem desse episódio! Expediente: Produção Geral: Tarik Fernandes e André Trapani Equipe de Gravação: Fernando Malta, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira Convidado Especial: Andrew Traumann Citação ABNT: Scicast #687: A História do Irã. Locução: Fernando Malta, Andrew Traumann, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira. [S.l.] Portal Deviante, 11/05/2026. Podcast. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/podcasts/scicast-687 Imagem de capa: Referências e Indicações Ferdowsi, Abolqasem. Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings. Translated by Dick Davis, Viking, 2006. Herodotus. The Histories. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt, revised by John Marincola, Penguin Classics, 2003. Wellman, Billy. The Persians: An Enthralling Guide to the History of Persia and the Persian Empire. Independently published, 2023.

Neste episódio: Após a morte de rei Prasutago na Britânia, os romanos tomam suas terras, agridem a viúva e estupram suas filhas, desencadeando uma grande revolta liderada pela rainha, Boudica.SUPORTE ESTE PROJETO Chave PIX - brunoesquivelprandi@gmail.comAPOIA.SE - https://apoia.se/romanuaecruaNOSSOS APOIADORES: Nicolas Prandi Rafael Garilli,Lucas Prandi Cesar Casulari Juan Roberto GermanoLaura Acosta BaldisonaJoão Victor GuimarãesLeandro SpitzerRicardo Alves Vanderlan Alves Rafael Cavaliere João Gisi Felipe LimaFelipe FerriDaniel Souza Sergio MeloFilipe MeloEdison LuizFelipe DavilaNicolas Rodrigues MendonçaVitor RezendeFelipe D'avilaAlbino VieiraFontes:Podcast The History Of RomeVIRGÍLIO, Públio. EneidaLÍVIO, Tito. The Early History of Rome. Penguin Classics. Penguin Books Limited, 2002 BAKERMúsicas de Fundo:Hitman by Kevin MacLeod,https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/N111261/Julius-Caesar-is-given-a-Roman-TriumphLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseStrength Of The Titans by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseVolatile Reaction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Descent by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5744-strength-of-the-titansLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseImagem da capahttps://www.bbc.com/portuguese/internacional-46723233

In the eighteenth century, Samuel Johnson famously argued that Shakespeare is enduringly popular because he “is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life.” Johnson's view largely prevailed until the late twentieth century, when it was challenged by a growing scepticism about the existence of a general human nature. In Thinking Through Shakespeare (Princeton UP, 2026), eminent literary critic David Womersley pushes back against this change by exploring how Shakespeare's plays think through—and invite us to think through—deep human questions of lasting importance.Thinking Through Shakespeare explores four perennial human problems: personal identity, the distinction between civilization and barbarism, the relation between political power and religious authority and the tension between means and ends. It examines the history of these problems, from antiquity to today, and traces how Shakespeare engages with them in the great tragedies—Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear—but also in his other plays. Without arguing that human nature is universal or unchanging, or that Shakespeare has some special access to timeless wisdom, the book makes the case that his drama is powerful because it serves as a forensic tool, probing rival perspectives on questions that have preoccupied many people in many societies over many centuries.By revealing in new ways how Shakespeare's plays are animated and driven by central human problems, and why he should again be viewed as the great poet of human nature, Thinking Through Shakespeare opens up a richer understanding and appreciation of his work. David Womersley is the Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. His books include Divinity and State, Gibbon and the “Watchmen of the Holy City” and The Transformation of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. He is also the editor of many books, including the Penguin Classics editions of Gibbons's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson and David Hume's complete essays. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube Channel: here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In the eighteenth century, Samuel Johnson famously argued that Shakespeare is enduringly popular because he “is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life.” Johnson's view largely prevailed until the late twentieth century, when it was challenged by a growing scepticism about the existence of a general human nature. In Thinking Through Shakespeare (Princeton UP, 2026), eminent literary critic David Womersley pushes back against this change by exploring how Shakespeare's plays think through—and invite us to think through—deep human questions of lasting importance.Thinking Through Shakespeare explores four perennial human problems: personal identity, the distinction between civilization and barbarism, the relation between political power and religious authority and the tension between means and ends. It examines the history of these problems, from antiquity to today, and traces how Shakespeare engages with them in the great tragedies—Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear—but also in his other plays. Without arguing that human nature is universal or unchanging, or that Shakespeare has some special access to timeless wisdom, the book makes the case that his drama is powerful because it serves as a forensic tool, probing rival perspectives on questions that have preoccupied many people in many societies over many centuries.By revealing in new ways how Shakespeare's plays are animated and driven by central human problems, and why he should again be viewed as the great poet of human nature, Thinking Through Shakespeare opens up a richer understanding and appreciation of his work. David Womersley is the Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. His books include Divinity and State, Gibbon and the “Watchmen of the Holy City” and The Transformation of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. He is also the editor of many books, including the Penguin Classics editions of Gibbons's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson and David Hume's complete essays. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube Channel: here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

In the eighteenth century, Samuel Johnson famously argued that Shakespeare is enduringly popular because he “is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life.” Johnson's view largely prevailed until the late twentieth century, when it was challenged by a growing scepticism about the existence of a general human nature. In Thinking Through Shakespeare (Princeton UP, 2026), eminent literary critic David Womersley pushes back against this change by exploring how Shakespeare's plays think through—and invite us to think through—deep human questions of lasting importance.Thinking Through Shakespeare explores four perennial human problems: personal identity, the distinction between civilization and barbarism, the relation between political power and religious authority and the tension between means and ends. It examines the history of these problems, from antiquity to today, and traces how Shakespeare engages with them in the great tragedies—Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear—but also in his other plays. Without arguing that human nature is universal or unchanging, or that Shakespeare has some special access to timeless wisdom, the book makes the case that his drama is powerful because it serves as a forensic tool, probing rival perspectives on questions that have preoccupied many people in many societies over many centuries.By revealing in new ways how Shakespeare's plays are animated and driven by central human problems, and why he should again be viewed as the great poet of human nature, Thinking Through Shakespeare opens up a richer understanding and appreciation of his work. David Womersley is the Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. His books include Divinity and State, Gibbon and the “Watchmen of the Holy City” and The Transformation of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. He is also the editor of many books, including the Penguin Classics editions of Gibbons's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson and David Hume's complete essays. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube Channel: here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

In the eighteenth century, Samuel Johnson famously argued that Shakespeare is enduringly popular because he “is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life.” Johnson's view largely prevailed until the late twentieth century, when it was challenged by a growing scepticism about the existence of a general human nature. In Thinking Through Shakespeare (Princeton UP, 2026), eminent literary critic David Womersley pushes back against this change by exploring how Shakespeare's plays think through—and invite us to think through—deep human questions of lasting importance.Thinking Through Shakespeare explores four perennial human problems: personal identity, the distinction between civilization and barbarism, the relation between political power and religious authority and the tension between means and ends. It examines the history of these problems, from antiquity to today, and traces how Shakespeare engages with them in the great tragedies—Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear—but also in his other plays. Without arguing that human nature is universal or unchanging, or that Shakespeare has some special access to timeless wisdom, the book makes the case that his drama is powerful because it serves as a forensic tool, probing rival perspectives on questions that have preoccupied many people in many societies over many centuries.By revealing in new ways how Shakespeare's plays are animated and driven by central human problems, and why he should again be viewed as the great poet of human nature, Thinking Through Shakespeare opens up a richer understanding and appreciation of his work. David Womersley is the Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. His books include Divinity and State, Gibbon and the “Watchmen of the Holy City” and The Transformation of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. He is also the editor of many books, including the Penguin Classics editions of Gibbons's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson and David Hume's complete essays. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube Channel: here

In the eighteenth century, Samuel Johnson famously argued that Shakespeare is enduringly popular because he “is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life.” Johnson's view largely prevailed until the late twentieth century, when it was challenged by a growing scepticism about the existence of a general human nature. In Thinking Through Shakespeare (Princeton UP, 2026), eminent literary critic David Womersley pushes back against this change by exploring how Shakespeare's plays think through—and invite us to think through—deep human questions of lasting importance.Thinking Through Shakespeare explores four perennial human problems: personal identity, the distinction between civilization and barbarism, the relation between political power and religious authority and the tension between means and ends. It examines the history of these problems, from antiquity to today, and traces how Shakespeare engages with them in the great tragedies—Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear—but also in his other plays. Without arguing that human nature is universal or unchanging, or that Shakespeare has some special access to timeless wisdom, the book makes the case that his drama is powerful because it serves as a forensic tool, probing rival perspectives on questions that have preoccupied many people in many societies over many centuries.By revealing in new ways how Shakespeare's plays are animated and driven by central human problems, and why he should again be viewed as the great poet of human nature, Thinking Through Shakespeare opens up a richer understanding and appreciation of his work. David Womersley is the Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. His books include Divinity and State, Gibbon and the “Watchmen of the Holy City” and The Transformation of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. He is also the editor of many books, including the Penguin Classics editions of Gibbons's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson and David Hume's complete essays. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube Channel: here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

We are finishing up the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, with the final installment. As a reminder we are using the translation of the Tain by Ciaran Carson created for Penguin Classics. Today we are picking up after Cu Chulainn sadly killed his foster brother Ferdiad in one on one combat. Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Also, check out our merch available on our website medievalmurder.org.

Imagine um povo com 100 mil anos de história que já foi conquistado por gregos, árabes, mongóis, turcos… e mesmo assim, ainda se reconhece como o mesmo povo. Vamos conhecer a história do atual Irã e conversar como essa história pode nos ajudar a entender os atuais conflitos da região. Patronato do SciCast: 1. Patreon SciCast 2. Apoia.se/Scicast 3. Nos ajude via Pix também, chave: contato@scicast.com.br ou acesse o QRcode: Sua pequena contribuição ajuda o Portal Deviante a continuar divulgando Ciência! Contatos: contato@scicast.com.br https://twitter.com/scicastpodcast https://www.facebook.com/scicastpodcast https://www.instagram.com/PortalDeviante/ Fale conosco! E não esqueça de deixar o seu comentário na postagem desse episódio! Expediente: Produção Geral: Tarik Fernandes e André Trapani Equipe de Gravação: Fernando Malta, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira Citação ABNT: Scicast #683: A História do Irã. Locução: Fernando Malta, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira. [S.l.] Portal Deviante, 01/04/2026. Podcast. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/podcasts/scicast-683 Imagem de capa: Referências e Indicações Ferdowsi, Abolqasem. Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings. Translated by Dick Davis, Viking, 2006. Herodotus. The Histories. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt, revised by John Marincola, Penguin Classics, 2003. Wellman, Billy. The Persians: An Enthralling Guide to the History of Persia and the Persian Empire. Independently published, 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine um povo com 100 mil anos de história que já foi conquistado por gregos, árabes, mongóis, turcos… e mesmo assim, ainda se reconhece como o mesmo povo.  Vamos conhecer a história do atual Irã e conversar como essa história pode nos ajudar a entender os atuais conflitos da região. Patronato do SciCast: 1. Patreon SciCast 2. Apoia.se/Scicast 3. Nos ajude via Pix também, chave: contato@scicast.com.br ou acesse o QRcode: Sua pequena contribuição ajuda o Portal Deviante a continuar divulgando Ciência! Contatos: contato@scicast.com.br https://twitter.com/scicastpodcast https://www.facebook.com/scicastpodcast https://www.instagram.com/PortalDeviante/ Fale conosco! E não esqueça de deixar o seu comentário na postagem desse episódio! Expediente: Produção Geral: Tarik Fernandes e André Trapani Equipe de Gravação: Fernando Malta, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira Convidado Especial: Andrew Traumann Citação ABNT: Scicast #683: A História do Irã. Locução: Fernando Malta, Andrew Traumann, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy, Marcelo de Matos, Maria Oliveira. [S.l.] Portal Deviante, 01/04/2026. Podcast. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/podcasts/scicast-683 Imagem de capa: Referências e Indicações Ferdowsi, Abolqasem. Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings. Translated by Dick Davis, Viking, 2006. Herodotus. The Histories. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt, revised by John Marincola, Penguin Classics, 2003. Wellman, Billy. The Persians: An Enthralling Guide to the History of Persia and the Persian Empire. Independently published, 2023.

We are back with the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. As a reminder we are using the translation of the Tain by Ciaran Carson created for Penguin Classics. Today we are covering the chapter in which Cu Chulainn takes on his foster-brother, Fer Diad in battle. Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Also, check out our merch available on our website medievalmurder.org.  

Across the water from Seattle, you can visit the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial. It's a place to honor and learn from the past. Evelyn Iritani, a longtime Seattle resident and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, wants to remember – and learn from – another, lesser-known story from World War II. In her book, Safe Passage, she reveals the dramatic, behind-the-scenes efforts to bring U.S. and Japanese citizens home from enemy land. In 1943, during some of the Pacific theater's bloodiest battles, the United States and Japan coordinated the exchange of civilians caught on the wrong side of the battlefield after Pearl Harbor. Nearly fifteen hundred Allied civilians trapped in Asia, mostly U.S. citizens, sailed through dangerous waters to India, where they were traded for Japanese immigrants sent from the U.S. The fate of the more than ten thousand U.S. civilians left behind in Asia rested on the success of this endeavor. Engineering these wartime exchanges was fraught within and outside the U.S. government. The U.S. uprooted and repatriated Japanese citizens of Latin America, sometimes against their will. People imprisoned in camps like Bainbridge Island, many of them American citizens, were forced to choose between expulsion to a war zone in Japan or an uncertain future behind barbed wire. Through these stories, Iritani explains how messy humanitarian efforts can be in wartime and illuminates the lasting effects of racism throughout U.S. history. Evelyn Iritani is the author of An Ocean Between Us: The Changing Relationship of Japan and the United States, Told in Four Stories from the Life of an American Town. She is a former reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Los Angeles Times, where her reporting garnered numerous awards, including the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for a series she coauthored on Walmart. Frank Abe is lead author of the graphic novel, WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration, a Finalist in Creative Nonfiction for the Washington State Book Award, and co-editor with Floyd Cheung of a new Penguin Classics anthology, THE LITERATURE OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION. He won an American Book Award as co-editor of JOHN OKADA: The Life & Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy, and wrote and directed the award-winning PBS documentary CONSCIENCE AND THE CONSTITUTION." He is currently developing a new stage adaptation of Okada's NO-NO BOY.   Buy the Book Safe Passage: The Untold Story of Diplomatic Intrigue, Betrayal​, and the Exchange of American and Japanese Civilians by Sea During W​o​rld War II Elliott Bay Book Company

Amy Klein (of AK and The Hallucinations and former guitarist of Titus Andronicus) joins me for an emotionally cathartic conversation about season 1 of Heated Rivalry and our personal soundtrack wishlists for season 2. Topics include love letters to fanfiction, the inherent grief and woundedness of desire, Carl Jung's theory of the shadow self, and engaging with the erotic as a deeply female and spiritual source through the writings of Anne Carson and Audre Lorde. ✨KEEP UP TO DATE WITH AMY KLEIN ✨Web: http://www.amykleinmusic.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/akandthehallucinations/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amyrebeccakleinSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3eRMQoarXLl60uC8Bi6BJL?si=wg_KQD1RSpGbAwmUIcyv_w ✨ SEASON 2 SOUNDTRACK WISHLIST ✨ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5rxyGRdaf22e7YCoBwg5qh✨ SOURCES & WORKS REFERENCED ✨Aya, Maxine. “two souls become one: analyzing heated rivalry's original soundtrack.” Maxine Aya Writes, 18 Jan. 2026, https://www.maxineayawrites.com/blog/two-souls-become-one.Berger, John. “Another Side of Desire.” Hold Everything Dear: Dispatches on Survival and Resistance, Verso Books, 2007, pp. 126, 2 Mar. 2026. Carson, Anne. “Finding The Edge.” Eros The Bittersweet, Princeton University Press, 1986, pp. 30, 2 Mar. 2026. Cultured Mag. “@connorstorrieofficial has a PSA for the Internet…” Instagram, 20 Feb. 2026, https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU_w0O_iRzk/.Derrida, Jacques. "Wears and Tears (Tableau of an ageless world).” Spectres of Marx, Éditions Galilée, 1993, pp. 51, 2 Mar. 2026. Fell, Erin. “‘Heated Rivalry' Composer Peter Peter on His Debut Scoring Effort: “Pretty Insane, Especially for a First Gig.” Variety, 6 Feb. 2026, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/peter-peter-heated-rivalry-composer-interview-1236496036/. Gibson, Erin. “Heated Rivalry - Ep 2.” Attitudes, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www.patreon.com/posts/149341967?collection=1942480.Glitch Gestalt Girl. “Heated Rivalry's cinematography challenges how film language is allowed to look at men.” Instagram, 19 Feb. 2026, https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU8blSbjT6L/. Jung, Carl. Chapter. Man and His Symbols, Doubleday, 1964, 2 Mar. 2026. Jung, E. Alex. “Girls Who Love Boys Who Love Boys.” New York Magazine, 23 Feb. 2026, https://www.vulture.com/article/heated-rivalry-fujoshi-fan-fiction.html.King, Gayle.” Heated Rivalry" producers on show's popularity and what to know about its second season.” CBS Mornings, 26 Feb. 2026, https://youtu.be/2MAayneb5lw?si=jj84gv-67r9W2kaG. Lorde, Audre. “Uses of the Erotic.” Sister Outsider, Crossing Press, 1984, pp.54-56, 2 Mar. 2026. Machado, Carmen Maria. In the Dream House, Graywolf Press, 2019, pp. 68, 2 Mar. 2026. Mazza, Angelina. “Sorry, the “Heated Rivalry” gay Marvel fanfic origin story isn't true.” Salon, 6 Dec. 2025, https://www.salon.com/2025/12/06/heated-rivalry-gay-marvel-fanfic-rachel-reid/ Melchor, Traci. “Heated Rivalry' creator wants show to be synonymous with "horny joy" | Jacob Tierney Interview.” Etalk, 12 Dec. 2025, https://youtu.be/1Tec_LsHueY?si=hVGsO-MluOqNc627.Plato. The Symposium. Translated by Christopher Gill, Penguin Classics, 2003, 2 Mar. 2026. Princiotti, Nora. “The Perfect ‘O.C.' Soundtrack Made Indie Music Mainstream.” The Ringer, 3 Aug. 2023, https://www.theringer.com/2023/08/03/tv/20th-anniversary-of-the-oc-music-soundtrack-rooney-death-cab-for-cutie.Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996, 2 Mar. 2026. Reid, Rachel. Heated Rivalry, Harlequin Enterprises, 2019, 2 Mar. 2026. Saturday Night Live. “Stripper.” NBC, 1 Mar. 2026, https://youtu.be/uJAIEym5FvM?si=OVUAXpJrwinQ4MV1.Shaped by the Flow. “This isn't consent education.” Instagram, 8 Jan. 2026, https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTQOn39CAnA/. Sim, Bernardo. “Heated Rivalry: Hudson thought Connor would 'pin me down and f— me' in audition.” Out Magazine, 29, Nov. 2025. https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/heated-rivalry-connor-storrie-hudson-williams-interview.

Today we are continuing our look at the Tain Bo Cuilange, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. As a reminder we are using the translation of the Tain by Ciaran Carson created for Penguin Classics. Where we last left off in the story, Chu Chulain has killed everyone he has come up against, including the witch woman Finnabhair.  Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. Also, check out our merch available on our website medievalmurder.org.  

Today we are continuing our look at the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. As a reminder we are using the translation of the Tain by Ciaran Carson created for Penguin Classics. Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. Also, check out our merch available on our website medievalmurder.org.

To celebrate the Penguin Classics reissue of bell hooks's Art on My Mind, Zarina Muhammad & Lola Olufemi discuss her work. More from the Bookshop: Discover our author of the month, book of the week and more: ⁠https://lrb.me/bkshppod⁠ From the LRB: Subscribe to the LRB: ⁠⁠⁠https://lrb.me/subsbkshppod Close Readings podcast: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/crbkshppod LRB Audiobooks: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/audiobooksbkshppod Bags, binders and more at the LRB Store: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/storebkshppod Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk

Gustave Flaubert recalled in a letter that the critic Sainte-Beuve compared his style to a surgeon's scalpel, an image taken from 'Madame Bovary'. This was not a compliment: Sainte-Beuve was anxious about the ambition of Flaubert's ‘realism' to cut to the bone of its characters and society at large. Karl Marx, on the other hand, praised realist writers who ‘issued to the world more political and social truths than have been uttered by all the professional politicians, publicists, and moralists put together'. In the first episode of his new series, James Wood considers the fears and criticisms that have dogged realism from its emergence in the 19th century through its long history of transformations up to the present day. He examines the ways in which Flaubert used detail (both significant and significantly insignificant), impersonal narration, lifelike dialogue and free indirect style to create realism's essential grammar. This is part one of Wood's analysis of 'Madame Bovary', going up to the moment that Emma meets Rodolphe Boulanger. He uses Geoffrey Wall's translation, published by Penguin Classics. This is an extract from the episode. To listen in full, and to all our other Close Readings series, sign up: Apple Podcasts: https://lrb.me/applecrwaor Other podcast apps: https://lrb.me/closereadingswaor Read more in the LRB: Julian Barnes: Flaubert at Two Hundred https://lrb.me/realismep101 Two Letters from Flaubert to Colet: https://lrb.me/realismep102 Tim Parks on Flaubert's life: https://lrb.me/realismep103

Thoughts from the Ice-Drinker's Studio: Essays on China and the World (Penguin Classics, 2023) brings together a newly translated selection of pre-eminent public intellectual Liang Qichao's most influential writings, spanning the many phases of his life: his early political awakening in the final decades of the Qing dynasty, his exile in Japan after the failed 1898 reforms, and his later reflections in the 1920s as China struggled to imagine a modern future. Translated by Peter Zarrow, the essays collected here show Liang wrestling — sometimes urgently, sometimes with less certainty — with questions of citizenship, self-government, national identity, freedom of thought, women's rights, democracy, and what it meant for China to pursue “progress.” Together, they offer a vivid portrait of a thinker trying to reinvent not only political institutions but also reimagine a new kind of society. This translation will appeal to readers of modern Chinese history, intellectual history, and anyone curious about how Chinese thinkers grappled with modernization and the challenge of national reinvention. It is also wonderfully suited for classroom use. The translations are precise, highly readable, and accompanied by clear but unobtrusive notes, making Liang's complex ideas accessible to students encountering him for the first time. For those interested in reading more of Liang's writings, his work can be accessed here, here, and here. And anyone who is interested in reading more intellectual history about the late Qing should definitely seek out one of Zarrow's earlier books: After Empire: The Conceptual Transformation of the Chinese State, 1885-1924 (SUP, 2012). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Thoughts from the Ice-Drinker's Studio: Essays on China and the World (Penguin Classics, 2023) brings together a newly translated selection of pre-eminent public intellectual Liang Qichao's most influential writings, spanning the many phases of his life: his early political awakening in the final decades of the Qing dynasty, his exile in Japan after the failed 1898 reforms, and his later reflections in the 1920s as China struggled to imagine a modern future. Translated by Peter Zarrow, the essays collected here show Liang wrestling — sometimes urgently, sometimes with less certainty — with questions of citizenship, self-government, national identity, freedom of thought, women's rights, democracy, and what it meant for China to pursue “progress.” Together, they offer a vivid portrait of a thinker trying to reinvent not only political institutions but also reimagine a new kind of society. This translation will appeal to readers of modern Chinese history, intellectual history, and anyone curious about how Chinese thinkers grappled with modernization and the challenge of national reinvention. It is also wonderfully suited for classroom use. The translations are precise, highly readable, and accompanied by clear but unobtrusive notes, making Liang's complex ideas accessible to students encountering him for the first time. For those interested in reading more of Liang's writings, his work can be accessed here, here, and here. And anyone who is interested in reading more intellectual history about the late Qing should definitely seek out one of Zarrow's earlier books: After Empire: The Conceptual Transformation of the Chinese State, 1885-1924 (SUP, 2012). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

Thoughts from the Ice-Drinker's Studio: Essays on China and the World (Penguin Classics, 2023) brings together a newly translated selection of pre-eminent public intellectual Liang Qichao's most influential writings, spanning the many phases of his life: his early political awakening in the final decades of the Qing dynasty, his exile in Japan after the failed 1898 reforms, and his later reflections in the 1920s as China struggled to imagine a modern future. Translated by Peter Zarrow, the essays collected here show Liang wrestling — sometimes urgently, sometimes with less certainty — with questions of citizenship, self-government, national identity, freedom of thought, women's rights, democracy, and what it meant for China to pursue “progress.” Together, they offer a vivid portrait of a thinker trying to reinvent not only political institutions but also reimagine a new kind of society. This translation will appeal to readers of modern Chinese history, intellectual history, and anyone curious about how Chinese thinkers grappled with modernization and the challenge of national reinvention. It is also wonderfully suited for classroom use. The translations are precise, highly readable, and accompanied by clear but unobtrusive notes, making Liang's complex ideas accessible to students encountering him for the first time. For those interested in reading more of Liang's writings, his work can be accessed here, here, and here. And anyone who is interested in reading more intellectual history about the late Qing should definitely seek out one of Zarrow's earlier books: After Empire: The Conceptual Transformation of the Chinese State, 1885-1924 (SUP, 2012). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Thoughts from the Ice-Drinker's Studio: Essays on China and the World (Penguin Classics, 2023) brings together a newly translated selection of pre-eminent public intellectual Liang Qichao's most influential writings, spanning the many phases of his life: his early political awakening in the final decades of the Qing dynasty, his exile in Japan after the failed 1898 reforms, and his later reflections in the 1920s as China struggled to imagine a modern future. Translated by Peter Zarrow, the essays collected here show Liang wrestling — sometimes urgently, sometimes with less certainty — with questions of citizenship, self-government, national identity, freedom of thought, women's rights, democracy, and what it meant for China to pursue “progress.” Together, they offer a vivid portrait of a thinker trying to reinvent not only political institutions but also reimagine a new kind of society. This translation will appeal to readers of modern Chinese history, intellectual history, and anyone curious about how Chinese thinkers grappled with modernization and the challenge of national reinvention. It is also wonderfully suited for classroom use. The translations are precise, highly readable, and accompanied by clear but unobtrusive notes, making Liang's complex ideas accessible to students encountering him for the first time. For those interested in reading more of Liang's writings, his work can be accessed here, here, and here. And anyone who is interested in reading more intellectual history about the late Qing should definitely seek out one of Zarrow's earlier books: After Empire: The Conceptual Transformation of the Chinese State, 1885-1924 (SUP, 2012). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

Today we're continuing on with the Táin Bó Cúailnge (the Cattle Raid of Cooley), using the Penguin Classics translation by Ciaran Carson. The pair follow Queen Medb and Ailill's army as it marches for the prized brown bull, encounter prophetic signs and curses, and introduce the unstoppable young hero Cúchulainn. Between battlefield omens, brutal skirmishes, and Cúchulainn's violent boyhood exploits, the episode blends mythology, geography, and grisly action.

Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour !Imaginez : vous êtes au large des côtes nordiques à bord de votre navire viking, aux côtés de vos camarades. La mer s'étend à perte de vue, sa surface bleue profonde vous appelle à avancer. Et pourtant, aucun compas, aucune carte moderne pour vous guider. Seulement la mémoire des marins et la lecture des courants, du soleil, des étoiles, le bruit des oiseaux. Comment les vikings naviguaient-ils réellement à cette époque sans instrument moderne ? Les sagas nordiques et chroniques anciennes regorgent de descriptions fascinantes et les découvertes archéologiques complètent ces récits. Mais seulement en partie. En mai 2025, une étude publiée dans “Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory” propose de combiner archéologie expérimentale et modélisations numériques pour compléter les sources écrites et archéologiques. Après tout, c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron. Alors peut-être que c'est en naviguant qu'on devient navigateur ?Bonne écoute !➤ Un grand merci à Lucie Malbos pour avoir répondu à mes questions ! Découvrez ses différents livres sur les peuples du Nord : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucie_Malbos#Ouvrages

Join us as we begin our discussion of one of the most foundational texts in Western history: Plato's Republic! In this episode, we talk about our prior knowledge and opinions of Plato, the historical background leading up to the writing of the work, and what we hope to gain from reading it again. In this season, we are reading Sir Desmond Lee's Penguin Classics translation of the work, but will also be pulling insights from the original Greek and Paul Shorey's Loeb translation, as well as Allan Bloom's. We also discuss an opportunity to get a free 1 of 2000 limited edition official Unlimited Opinions matchbook!Follow us on X! Give us your opinions here!

Today we are talking about the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. The Ulster Cycle includes around 80 stories about the people of Ireland beginning around the 1st century. The Tain itself was first written down in around the 12th century. The translation of the Tain that I'm using is by Ciaran Carson created for Penguin Classics. Thank you for listening to Medieval Murder! If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach out via our instagram account @MedievalMurder or via email at info.medievalmurder@gmail.com. Also, check out our merch available on our website medievalmurder.org.

The Marquis de Sade was a libertine French author and “philosopher” who penned “the most impure tale ever written since the world began”, The 120 Days of Sodom. His life was so outrageous and criminal that it landed him in multiple prisons, asylums, and a famous oubliette. Join us for the life of one of the most controversial historical figures in history!Sources:Sade, Marquis De, et al. The 120 Days of Sodom. 1785. London, Penguin Classics, 2016.Warner, Joel. The Curse of the Marquis de Sade. Crown, 21 Feb. 2023.

This week marks the halfway point in my year-long reading project through Ted Gioia's *Immersive Humanities* list, and instead of turning to Dante just yet, I'm stopping to take stock. Call it my “halftime report.”When Gioia built his list, he gave himself some rules: keep each week under 250 pages, make it global not just Western, mix in art and music, and move (mostly) in chronological order. I've tried to follow his structure, but I've also set some rules of my own: stick to the weekly schedule, read hard copies whenever possible, take notes faithfully, and—my personal favorite—skip the introductions until after finishing the book. These boundaries have kept me grounded and helped me push through the tough weeks.Along the way I've discovered a few key tools that make this project work. “Warm-ups” like short lyric poetry before longer epics have been surprisingly helpful in easing into a big text. Good translations (thank you, Penguin Classics) have been essential, while flashy but unreadable editions only get in the way. Writing in my books, flagging footnotes, and taking notes have become indispensable habits. And yes, the occasional YouTube lecture has saved me when I got stuck—no shame in that.There have been highs: falling in love with epic poetry, discovering Boethius' *Consolation of Philosophy* with my son, and realizing Aristotle's *Ethics* was hard but worth it. There have also been lows: weeks that felt too open-ended, a disappointing second half of *Confessions*, and the frustration of wanting more time to chase connections between authors. But even the “hate-reads” (looking at you, Mwindo Epic) have taught me something: knowing why you dislike a book can be as valuable as knowing why you love one.Most of all, I've learned that this project has changed how I read. I'm less afraid of poetry, drama, or “hard books.” I've discovered that reading fast has its place, that writing alongside an author can deepen the experience, and that I actually thrive on having a big, purposeful challenge in front of me.So here I am halfway through, still going strong, and more convinced than ever that the classics have something to offer ordinary readers like you and me. Next week we begin Dante, and I can't wait. This is a year-long challenge! LINKTed Gioia/The Honest Broker's 12-Month Immersive Humanities Course (paywalled!)My Amazon Book List (NOT an affiliate link)CONNECTTo read more of my writing, visit my Substack - https://www.cheryldrury.substack.com.Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cldrury/ LISTENSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5GpySInw1e8IqNQvXow7Lv?si=9ebd5508daa245bdApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crack-the-book/id1749793321 Captivate - https://crackthebook.captivate.fm

Discover the life, works, and enduring influence of Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), the Dominican friar whose synthesis of faith and reason transformed philosophy and theology.Find me and my music here:https://linktr.ee/filipholmSupport Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/talkreligiondonateSources/Recomended Reading:Aquinas, Thomas (1998). "Selected Writings". Penguin Classics.Davies, Brian & Elenore Stump (ed.) (2012). "The Oxford Handbook of Aquinas". OUP USA.Kretzmann, Norman & Eleonore Stump (ed.) (2010). "The Cambridge Companion to Aquinas". Cambridge University Press.The Summa Theologica Translation by Ave Maria Press (1981). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German physicist who, at the age of 23 and while still a student, effectively created quantum mechanics for which he later won the Nobel Prize. Werner Heisenberg made this breakthrough in a paper in 1925 when, rather than starting with an idea of where atomic particles were at any one time, he worked backwards from what he observed of atoms and their particles and the light they emitted, doing away with the idea of their continuous orbit of the nucleus and replacing this with equations. This was momentous and from this flowed what's known as his Uncertainty Principle, the idea that, for example, you can accurately measure the position of an atomic particle or its momentum, but not both. With Fay Dowker Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London Harry Cliff Research Fellow in Particle Physics at the University of Cambridge And Frank Close Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics and Fellow Emeritus at Exeter College at the University of Oxford Producer: Simon Tillotson Reading list: Philip Ball, Beyond Weird: Why Everything You Thought You Knew about Quantum Physics Is Different (Vintage, 2018) John Bell, ‘Against 'measurement'' (Physics World, Vol 3, No 8, 1990) Mara Beller, Quantum Dialogue: The Making of a Revolution (University of Chicago Press, 2001) David C. Cassidy, Beyond Uncertainty: Heisenberg, Quantum Physics, And The Bomb (Bellevue Literary Press, 2010) Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy (first published 1958; Penguin Classics, 2000) Carlo Rovelli, Helgoland: The Strange and Beautiful Story of Quantum Physics (Penguin, 2022) Spanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In each episode, host Melvyn Bragg and expert guests explore the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world.

250 years after her birth, Jane Austen is more popular than ever, with the publication of new editions of her novels and numerous new film adaptations in production. But what does it mean to read and edit Jane Austen today through the lens of colonialism, cartography, and race? Scholar Patricia A. Matthew, who recently edited new editions of three Austen novels, joins us to explore the ongoing fascination with Jane and share new research about the Regency era. How wealth from Caribbean sugar plantations and slavery shaped the world depicted in Austen's novels—and how today's readers can confront the economic and imperial histories embedded in Regency-era fiction. During her fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Patricia Matthew examined archival materials, including legal texts, maps, travel logs, and legal documents, to gain a better understanding of colonial sugar plantations in the Caribbean. She looked at how empire and enslavement wealth from the new world, slavery, and race informed (or didn't) the literature and visual culture of the 18th– and 19th–century Britainies. This research now shapes Matthew Patricia's new annotated editions of Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, and Mansfield Park, and opens up broader conversations about adaptation, nostalgia, and canon formation. From overlooked maps folded into rare archival books to questions of literary escapism and cultural memory, Patricia offers a rich and expansive perspective on Jane Austen, her era, and her legacy in 2025. >> Pre-order Patricia Matthew's new editions of Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey from Penguin Classics, and Mansfield Park from Norton Library. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published August 11, 2025. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode was produced by Matt Frassica. Garland Scott is the executive producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. We had help with web production from Paola García Acuña. Leonor Fernandez edits our transcripts. Final mixing services are provided by Clean Cuts at Three Seas, Inc. Patricia A. Matthew is Associate Professor of English at Montclair State University, where she teaches courses on the History of the Novel and Romantic abolitionist culture. She writes about Regency-era literature and culture for scholars and the public in journals and publications including Texas Studies in Literature and Language, Women's Writing, Lapham's Quarterly, The Times Literary Supplement, and Slate. She co-edits the Oxford University Press book series Race in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture. She is also director of the Race and Regency Lab and editor of Penguin Random House's 250th anniversary editions of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey. Winner of fellowships from the National Humanities Center and the British Association for Romanticism Studies, she is currently writing a book about abolition, material culture, and gender for Princeton University Press. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Ever since Franz Anton Mesmer induced trance-like states in his Parisian subjects in the late eighteenth century, dressed in long purple robes, hypnosis has been associated with performance, power and the occult.  It has exerted a powerful hold over the cultural imagination, featuring in novels and films including Bram Stoker's Dracula and George du Maurier's Trilby - and it was even practiced by Charles Dickens himself.But despite some debate within the medical establishment about the scientific validity of hypnosis, it continues to be used today as a successful treatment for physical and psychological conditions. Scientists are also using hypnosis to learn more about the power of suggestion and belief. With: Catherine Wynne, Reader in Victorian and Early Twentieth-Century Literature and Visual Cultures at the University of HullDevin Terhune, Reader in Experimental Psychology at King's College LondonAndQuinton Deeley, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London, where he leads the Cultural and Social Neuroscience Research Group.Producer: Eliane GlaserReading list:Henri F. Ellenberger, The Discovery of the Unconscious: The History and Evolution of Dynamic Psychiatry (Vol. 1, Basic Books, 1970)William Hughes, That Devil's Trick: Hypnotism and the Victorian Popular Imagination (Manchester University Press, 2015)Asti Hustvedt, Medical Muses: Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century Paris (Bloomsbury, 2011)Fred Kaplan, Dickens and Mesmerism: The Hidden Springs of Fiction (first published 1975; Princeton University Press, 2017)Wendy Moore, The Mesmerist: The Society Doctor Who Held Victorian London Spellbound (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2017)Michael R. Nash and Amanda J. Barnier (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis Theory, Research, and Practice (Oxford University Press, 2012)Judith Pintar and Steven Jay Lynn, Hypnosis: A Brief History (John Wiley & Sons, 2008)Amir Raz, The Suggestible Brain: The Science and Magic of How We Make Up Our Minds (Balance, 2024)Robin Waterfield, Hidden Depths: The Story of Hypnosis (Pan, 2004) Alison Winter, Mesmerized: Powers of Mind in Victorian Britain (Chicago University Press, 1998) Fiction: Thomas Mann, Mario and the Magician: & other stories (first published 1930; Vintage Classics, 1996)George du Maurier, Trilby (first published 1894; Penguin Classics, 1994)Bram Stoker, Dracula (first published 1897; Penguin Classics, 2003)In Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio production

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Italian author of Invisible Cities, If On A Winter's Night A Traveller, Cosmicomics and other celebrated novels, fables and short stories of the 20th Century. Calvino (1923 -1985) had a passionate belief that writing and art could make life better for everyone. Despite his parents being scientists, who dearly wanted him to be a scientist too, and his time fighting with the Partisans in Liguria in WWII during which his parents were held hostage by the Nazis, Calvino turned away from realism in his writing. Ideally, he said, he would have liked to be alive in the Enlightenment. He moved towards the fantastical, drawing on his childhood reading while collecting a huge number of the fables of Italy and translating them from dialect into Italian to enrich the shared culture of his fellow citizens. His fresh perspective on the novel continues to inspire writers and delight readers in Italian and in translations around the world.With Guido Bonsaver Professor of Italian Cultural History at the University of OxfordJennifer Burns Professor of Italian Studies at the University of WarwickAndBeatrice Sica Associate Professor in Italian Studies at UCLProducer: Simon TillotsonReading list: Elio Baldi, The Author in Criticism: Italo Calvino's Authorial Image in Italy, the United States, and the United Kingdom (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2020)Elio Baldi and Cecilia Schwartz, Circulation, Translation and Reception Across Borders: Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities Around the World (Routledge, 2024)Peter Bondanella and Andrea Ciccarelli (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel (Cambridge University Press, 2003), especially the chapter ‘Italo Calvino and Umberto Eco: Postmodern Masters'James Butler, ‘Infinite Artichoke' (London Review of Books, vol. 45, no. 12, 15 June 2023)Italo Calvino (trans. Martin McLaughlin), The Path to the Spiders' Nests (first published 1947; Penguin Classics, 2009)Italo Calvino (trans. Mikki Taylor), The Baron in the Trees (first published 1957; Vintage Classics, 2021)Italo Calvino, Marcovaldo (first published 1963; Vintage Classics, 2023) Italo Calvino (trans. William Weaver and Ann Goldstein), Difficult Loves and Other Stories (first published 1970; Vintage Classics, 2018)Italo Calvino (trans. William Weaver), Invisible Cities (first published 1972; Vintage Classics, 1997)Italo Calvino (trans. Patrick Creagh), The Uses of Literature (first published 1980; Houghton Mifflin, 1987)Italo Calvino (trans. Geoffrey Brock), Six Memos for the Next Millennium (first published 1988; Penguin Classics, 2016) Italo Calvino (trans. Tim Parks), The Road to San Giovanni (first published 1990; HMH Books, 2014) Italo Calvino (trans. Ann Goldstein), The Written World and the Unwritten World: Essays (Mariner Books Classics, 2023)Kathryn Hume, Calvino's Fictions: Cogito and Cosmos (Clarendon Press, 1992)Martin McLaughlin, Italo Calvino (Edinburgh University Press, 1998)In Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio Production

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of 'I, Claudius' who was also one of the finest poets of the twentieth century. Robert Graves (1895 -1985) placed his poetry far above his prose. He once declared that from the age of 15 poetry had been his ruling passion and that he lived his life according to poetic principles, writing in prose only to pay the bills and that he bred the pedigree dogs of his prose to feed the cats of his poetry. Yet it's for his prose that he's most famous today, including 'I Claudius', his brilliant account of the debauchery of Imperial Rome, and 'Goodbye to All That', the unforgettable memoir of his early life including the time during the First World War when he was so badly wounded at the Somme that The Times listed him as dead. WithPaul O'Prey Emeritus Professor of Modern Literature at the University of Roehampton, LondonFran Brearton Professor of Modern Poetry at Queen's University, BelfastAndBob Davis Professor of Religious and Cultural Education at the University of GlasgowProducer: Simon TillotsonRobert Graves (ed. Paul O'Prey), In Broken Images: Selected Letters of Robert Graves 1914-1946 (Hutchinson, 1982)Robert Graves (ed. Paul O'Prey), Between Moon and Moon: Selected letters of Robert Graves 1946-1972 (Hutchinson, 1984)Robert Graves (ed. Beryl Graves and Dunstan Ward), The Complete Poems (Penguin Modern Classics, 2003)Robert Graves, I, Claudius (republished by Penguin, 2006)Robert Graves, King Jesus (republished by Penguin, 2011)Robert Graves, The White Goddess (republished by Faber, 1999)Robert Graves, The Greek Myths (republished by Penguin, 2017)Robert Graves (ed. Michael Longley), Selected Poems (Faber, 2013)Robert Graves (ed. Fran Brearton, intro. Andrew Motion), Goodbye to All That: An Autobiography: The Original Edition (first published 1929; Penguin Classics, 2014)William Graves, Wild Olives: Life in Majorca with Robert Graves (Pimlico, 2001)Richard Perceval Graves, Robert Graves: The Assault Heroic, 1895-1926 (Macmillan, 1986, vol. 1 of the biography)Richard Perceval Graves, Robert Graves: The Years with Laura, 1926-1940 (Viking, 1990, vol. 2 of the biography)Richard Perceval Graves, Robert Graves and the White Goddess, 1940-1985 (Orion, 1995, vol. 3 of the biography)Miranda Seymour: Robert Graves: Life on the Edge (Henry Holt & Co, 1995)In Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio Production