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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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English Comes to America M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jul 3, 2024
"A Pretty Kind of Game": Ben Jonson's Volpone and The Alchemist M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jun 17, 2024
Humorous Humors: Ben Jonson's Early Comedies M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jun 2, 2024
The Bible in English M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · May 19, 2024
More than the Dark Lady: Aemilia Lanyer's "Eve's Apology in Defense of Women" M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · May 5, 2024
Fair Youths and Dark Ladies: Shakespeare's Sonnets M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Apr 20, 2024
"You taught me language": Shakespeare's The Tempest M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Apr 7, 2024
The Felix Culpa: George Herbert's "Easter Wings" M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Mar 31, 2024
Shakespeare: The Narrative Poems M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Mar 10, 2024
Shakespeare's The Tragedy of King Lear and the Absurdity of Suffering M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Feb 18, 2024
Shakespeare's Problematic Plays M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jan 28, 2024
Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth: A Love Story M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Jan 15, 2024
Who is There?: Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Hamlet M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Dec 29, 2023
The First Anglican Christmas Carol M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Dec 24, 2023
Honor, Ethics, and Assassination: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Dec 10, 2023
Happy 400th! Shakespeare's First Folio M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Nov 30, 2023
"I am a woman; when I think I must speak": Shakespeare's Rosalind and Beatrice M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Nov 25, 2023
Happy Thanksgiving! George Herbert's "Gratefulness" M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Nov 22, 2023
Shakespeare's Henriad M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Nov 10, 2023
Happy Halloween from Herrick's "The Hag"! M. G. McDonough · contributed by Lukas · Oct 31, 2023
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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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