The Spouter-Inn; or, A Conversation with Great Books
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Suzanne and Chris talk about great books—but what does “great” even mean?
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Suzanne and Chris talk about great books—but what does “great” even mean?
Language:
English
Episodes
71. Troilus and Criseyde.
10/10/2023
Geoffrey Chaucer's narrative poem Troilus and Criseyde.
Duration:00:53:55
70b. Bonus: Dick Davis on Translating Persian Poetry.
9/19/2023
Dick Davis, translator of Layli and Majnun, The Conference of the Birds, and other Persian poetry.
Duration:00:40:16
70. Layli and Majnun.
9/5/2023
Nezami Ganjavi's 12th century poem, Layli and Majnun (also known as Layla and Majnun).
Duration:00:59:19
69b. Bonus: Mark Sundaram and Aven McMaster on Etymology.
7/15/2023
Mark Sundaram and Aven McMaster from The Endless Knot on etymology.
Duration:00:43:43
69. The Etymologies.
6/30/2023
Isidore of Seville's medieval encyclopedia, The Etymologies.
Duration:00:48:18
68. The Consolation of Philosophy.
6/7/2023
The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius.
Duration:00:58:17
67. The Song of Songs.
5/11/2023
The erotic/devotional poetry of The Song of Songs.
Duration:00:49:05
66. Antigone.
4/2/2023
Sophocles's play Antigone.
Duration:00:54:29
65. The Epic of Gilgamesh.
2/26/2023
The ancient Mesopotamian poem The Epic of Gilgamesh.
Duration:00:53:50
64b. Bonus: Sassan Tabatabai on Blind Owl.
2/11/2023
We are joined by poet and scholar Sassan Tabatabai, who translated Blind Owl.
Duration:00:37:13
64. Blind Owl.
1/30/2023
Sadeq Hedayat's hauting novel Blind Owl.
Duration:00:54:14
63. Midwinter Day.
1/19/2023
Bernadette Mayer's book-length poem Midwinter Day.
Duration:00:52:58
62. The Waste Land.
1/3/2023
T.S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land on its 100th birthday.
Duration:00:48:49
61. Native Tongue.
12/20/2022
Suzette Haden Elgin's feminist science-fiction novel Native Tongue.
Duration:00:57:43
60b. Bonus: Jared Pechaček on The Two Towers.
11/5/2022
Writer and artist Jared Pechaček joins in a discussion of Tolkien's The Two Towers.
Duration:00:36:50
60. The Two Towers.
10/1/2022
The second part of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Duration:00:53:46
59. Harriet the Spy.
9/25/2022
Louise Fitzhugh's children's novel Harriet the Spy.
Duration:00:57:12
58. Invisible Man.
9/4/2022
Ralph Ellison's novel is, among other things, a portrait of New York City.
57. Ulysses.
6/16/2022
James Joyce’s novel takes place in a single day in Dublin.
56. Mrs. Dalloway.
5/24/2022
Virginia Woolf's novel takes place in a single day in London.