The History of Literature

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Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order...

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792 Death and Decay in Early Modern Lyric Poetry (with Eileen Sperry) | My Last Book with Bruce Gordon contributed by Lukas · Apr 13
791 Emilia Lanier (a.k.a Aemilia Bassano Lanyer) Revisited contributed by Lukas · Apr 9
790 Madness and Myth (with Natasha Joukovsky) | My Last Book with Kimberly Lau contributed by Lukas · Apr 6
789 The 25 Greatest Books of All Time (with Mike Palindrome) | My Last Book with Cass Sunstein contributed by Lukas · Apr 2
788 John Ruskin (with Bob Blaisdell) | My Last Book with Francesca Wade contributed by Lukas · Mar 30
787 Why Poetry with Matthew Zapruder Encore contributed by Lukas · Mar 26
786 Cherokee Novelist and Poet John Rollin Ridge (with Travis Franks) contributed by Lukas · Mar 23
785 Literature in an Age of Anti-Immigration Sentiment (with Daniel Olivas) | My Last Book with Janet Todd contributed by Lukas · Mar 19
784 Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King (with William O. Stephens) contributed by Lukas · Mar 16
783 Southern Imagining (with Elleke Boehmer) | My Last Book with John McMurtrie contributed by Lukas · Mar 12
782 Consent in the Regency Novel (with Zoë McGee) contributed by Lukas · Mar 9
781 Laurie Frankel's Enormous Wings | My Last Book with Rhodri Lewis contributed by Lukas · Mar 5
780 Chekhov on Writing (with Bob Blaisdell) contributed by Lukas · Mar 2
779 Ernest Hemingway and The Sun Also Rises (with Mike Palindrome) RECLAIMED contributed by Lukas · Feb 26
778 A History of Aphorisms (with James Geary) | My Last Book with Paul Chrystal contributed by Lukas · Feb 23
777 T.S. Eliot's "Preludes" | "The Story of the Marquis de Cressy" by Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni (with Kate Deimling) contributed by Lukas · Feb 19
776 Mary Shelley in Bath (with Fiona Sampson) | My Last Book with D.G. Hampton contributed by Lukas · Feb 16
775 Celebrity Authorship in the Nineteenth Century (with Sarah Allison) | My Last Book with Emily Van Duyne contributed by Lukas · Feb 12
774 Robert Louis Stevenson (with Leo Damrosch) contributed by Lukas · Feb 9
773 The Films of Rob Reiner (with Mike Palindrome) | My Last Book with Matt Abrahams contributed by Lukas · Feb 5
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#85 Overall · United States

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6 episodes · last 30 days · avg 90 min

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Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliteratur...

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As of 2026-06-23, The History of Literature ranks #180 on Apple Podcasts in Chile, and appears on charts in 1 country.

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Current overall position by country · categories in 🇨🇱 Chile as of 2026-09-16

🇨🇱 Chile #180 News #199 Apple
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First charted2025-12-12
Best ever#152 on Apple Podcasts (Argentina) · 2026-04-15
Days on chart6
Countries now1
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