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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 o...

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Mighty Contests, Trivial Things: Alexander Pope's Satires M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Apr 22
Isaac Watt: The Father of English Hymnody M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Apr 5
Imitation and Optimism: The Essays of Alexander Pope M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Mar 14
A Critique of Reason: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Feb 1
Food for Thought: Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and Other Writings M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Dec 31, 2025
Seditious Greetings!: The Political Code of "O Come All Ye Faithful" M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Dec 21, 2025
"Read All About It!": The Rise of the Public Press M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Nov 26, 2025
The First English Novel? Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Nov 9, 2025
The First Ghost Story? Daniel Defoe's "The Apparition of Mrs. Veal" M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Oct 26, 2025
Modish Men and the Way of the World: The Great Restoration Comedies of Manners M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Oct 10, 2025
"A Foolish Marriage Vow": John Dryden's Marriage a la Mode and Amphitryon M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Sep 21, 2025
"The Amendment of Vices": John Dryden's Satires M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Sep 7, 2025
Puritans in Arcadia: Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, and Pastoralism M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Aug 24, 2025
The Ambiguity of Wit: William Wycherly's The Country Wife M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Aug 3, 2025
On The Battle of the Boyne M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jul 11, 2025
Tea and Revolution: Nahum Tate's "Panacea" M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jul 3, 2025
Aphra Behn's Oroonoko: Blurring History and Romance M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jun 25, 2025
Dear Diary: Samuel Pepys, John Evelyn, and Navel-Gazing as History M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jun 1, 2025
A Parody of Pomposity: Samuel Butler's Hudibras M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · May 18, 2025
Forward to the Past: John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · May 4, 2025
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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 ...

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