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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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Nasty, Brutish, and Naturally Free: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and the Social Contract M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Apr 20, 2025
Early Science Fiction: Lunar Geese and Blazing Worlds M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Apr 2, 2025
A Garden and a Coy Mistress: Andrew Marvell M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Mar 16, 2025
The Earliest Tales of Robin Hood (Out of Time Episode 2) M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Mar 2, 2025
To Justify the Ways of God: John Milton's Paradise Lost (episode 2) M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Feb 17, 2025
Sexy Satan: John Milton's Paradise Lost (episode 1) M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Feb 2, 2025
"Pastures New": John Milton's "Lycidas" M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jan 12, 2025
Christmas on Trial! M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Dec 23, 2024
Cavaliers and Roundheads: The English Civil Wars M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Dec 19, 2024
Thanksgiving in Plain Style M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Nov 27, 2024
Carpe Diem!: The Cavalier Poets M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Nov 17, 2024
"Death the Leveller" by James Shirley M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Oct 30, 2024
Cant, Costume, and Cutpurses: Dekker and Middleton's The Roaring Girl M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Oct 26, 2024
"The test of experience": The Philosophy of Sir Francis Bacon M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Oct 6, 2024
Vikings Are A Thing! The Scandinavian Influence on English (Out of Time Episode 1) M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Sep 22, 2024
Will the Real Hamlet Please Stand Up M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Sep 15, 2024
An Unintended Episode: English Country House Poems M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Sep 2, 2024
John Webster's Sensational The Duchess of Malfi M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Aug 20, 2024
Flesh and Spirit: The Writing of John Donne M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Aug 5, 2024
"Drink to me only with thine eyes": Ben Jonson's Lyrics M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jul 21, 2024
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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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