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The Classic English Literature Podcast

M. G. McDonough

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!
The Great Vowel ShiftApril 01, 2023
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Medieval Mysticism: The Book of Showings and The Book of Margery KempeMarch 25, 2023
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Three Doctors and a Razor: Medieval English PhilosophersMarch 19, 2023
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Keep the Faith: Moral John GowerMarch 11, 2023
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Mock Chivalry: "The Tournament of Tottenham"March 05, 2023
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Love and Loss in Anglo-Saxon Poetry February 26, 2023
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Revolting Peasants: 1381 and All ThatFebruary 23, 2023
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The Endless Knot: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (The Matter of Arthur, Part 3)February 11, 2023
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"Noble Preaching": The Wife, The Lollards, and Chaucer's Retraction (The Canterbury Tales Part 3.5)January 28, 2023
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"Beaten for a Book": Chaucer's Wife of Bath (The Canterbury Tales Part 3)January 23, 2023
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Going Blackberrying: Swearing in "The Pardoner's Tale" (The Canterbury Tales Part 2.5)January 14, 2023
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"A Wholly Vicious Man": Chaucer's Pardoner (The Canterbury Tales Part 2)January 08, 2023
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Mary's Christmas!December 25, 2022
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"Pilgrims were they all": Chaucer's "General Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales (The Canterbury Tales Part 1)December 23, 2022
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Encountering the Divine: Medieval Dream Vision PoetryDecember 08, 2022
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Avian Agitation: "The Owl and the Nightingale"November 19, 2022
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"Wise, Worthy, and Belle": Marie de France's "Lanval" (The Matter of Arthur, Part 2)November 05, 2022
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The King Arthur of Pseudo-History (The Matter of Arthur, Part 1)October 23, 2022
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1066 and All That: Anglo-Norman EnglishSeptember 29, 2022
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Black and White and Read All Over: The Exeter Book RiddlesSeptember 09, 2022
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Those Who Wander: The Anglo-Saxon ElegiesAugust 26, 2022
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Wherefore Beowulf?August 12, 2022
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Why Think About Literature?August 04, 2022
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The Coming of the Anglo-SaxonsJuly 29, 2022
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Hello and Welcome!July 25, 2022
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