• The Classic English Literature Podcast

  • 著者： M. G. McDonough
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The Classic English Literature Podcast

著者： M. G. McDonough
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  • Where rhyme gets its reason!In a historical survey of English literature, I take a personal and philosophical approach to the major texts of the tradition in order to not only situate the poems, prose, and plays in their own contexts, but also to show their relevance to our own. This show is for the general listener: as a teacher of high school literature and philosophy, I am less than a scholar but more than a buff. I hope to edify and entertain!
    © 2025 The Classic English Literature Podcast
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Where rhyme gets its reason!In a historical survey of English literature, I take a personal and philosophical approach to the major texts of the tradition in order to not only situate the poems, prose, and plays in their own contexts, but also to show their relevance to our own. This show is for the general listener: as a teacher of high school literature and philosophy, I am less than a scholar but more than a buff. I hope to edify and entertain!
© 2025 The Classic English Literature Podcast
アート 文学史・文学批評 社会科学
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  • Nasty, Brutish, and Naturally Free: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and the Social Contract

    Nasty, Brutish, and Naturally Free: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and the Social Contract
    2025/04/20

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    The political upheavals of 17th century England demanded new answers for old political questions: what is the purpose of government, how is power legitimated, and who may wield it? Philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke reasoned from the same premises, but arrived at rather different conclusions. Balancing those conclusions is the primary task of liberal democracies to this day.

    Texts:

    Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes: https://gutenberg.org/files/3207/3207-h/3207-h.htm

    "Second Treatise on Government" by John Locke: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7370/7370-h/7370-h.htm

    Leviathan frontispiece: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18182/leviathan-frontispiece/

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    Email: classicenglishliterature@gmail.com

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    Podcast Theme Music: "Rejoice" by G.F. Handel, perf. The Advent Chamber Orchestra
    Subcast Theme Music: "Sons of the Brave" by Thomas Bidgood, perf. The Band of the Irish Guards
    Sound effects and incidental music: Freesounds.org
    My thanks and appreciation to all the generous providers!
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    25 分
  • Early Science Fiction: Lunar Geese and Blazing Worlds

    Early Science Fiction: Lunar Geese and Blazing Worlds
    2025/04/02

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    We often think of science fiction as a particularly modern genre of storytelling, born of the science and technology of the electronic and digital age. But speculative fiction goes back centuries, back to the beginning of what we now call the Scientific Revolution of the 1600s. On today's show, we look at two of the foundational books in the genre: Francis Godwin's The Man in the Moon and Margaret Cavendish's The Blazing World. May the Force be with us!

    Links to Texts:

    The Man in the Moon: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/46591/pg46591-images.html

    The Blazing World: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/51783/pg51783-images.html

    Support the show

    Please like, subscribe, and rate the podcast on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you listen. Thank you!

    Email: classicenglishliterature@gmail.com

    Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and YouTube.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting it with a small donation. Click the "Support the Show" button. So grateful!

    Podcast Theme Music: "Rejoice" by G.F. Handel, perf. The Advent Chamber Orchestra
    Subcast Theme Music: "Sons of the Brave" by Thomas Bidgood, perf. The Band of the Irish Guards
    Sound effects and incidental music: Freesounds.org
    My thanks and appreciation to all the generous providers!
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    34 分
  • A Garden and a Coy Mistress: Andrew Marvell

    A Garden and a Coy Mistress: Andrew Marvell
    2025/03/16

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    Which is better: the life of ascetic contemplation or one of passionate sensuality? Let's see what the last great poet of the Stuart era, Andrew Marvell, has to say about that.

    Support the show

    Please like, subscribe, and rate the podcast on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you listen. Thank you!

    Email: classicenglishliterature@gmail.com

    Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and YouTube.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting it with a small donation. Click the "Support the Show" button. So grateful!

    Podcast Theme Music: "Rejoice" by G.F. Handel, perf. The Advent Chamber Orchestra
    Subcast Theme Music: "Sons of the Brave" by Thomas Bidgood, perf. The Band of the Irish Guards
    Sound effects and incidental music: Freesounds.org
    My thanks and appreciation to all the generous providers!
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    31 分

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