The Spouter-Inn
Episodes
16. Middlemarch.
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We begin our cluster on Philosophical novels with Middlemarch, George Eliot’s massive and masterful “study of provincial life”.
15b. Bonus: Emily Wilson on the Odyssey.
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Wilson, professor and translator of the Odyssey, joins us to discuss the art of translation.
15. The Odyssey.
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Homer's epic poem about a long sea voyage.
14b. Bonus: Steve Mentz on The Tempest.
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Steve Mentz emerges from the Atlantic to discuss The Tempest, blue humanities, and what happens when you consider the ocean's perspective.
14. The Tempest.
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of William Shakespeare’s last plays—and one of his most curious.
13. To the Lighthouse.
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Virginia Woolf’s novel about two days separated by ten dramatic yers.
12b. Bonus: Damian Fleming on Moby-Dick.
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Medievalist and Moby-Dick fan Damian Fleming joins us to keep the conversation going about this great book.
12. Moby-Dick.
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Herman Melville’s massive book about obsession, encyclopedia of whale facts, and unexpected love story.
11. The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (as told to Alex Haley) remains a powerfully written book.
10b. Bonus: Peter Coviello on Leaves of Grass.
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Coviello, author of Tomorrow’s Parties: Sex and the Untimely in Nineteenth-Century America, joins us to talk about Walt Whitman and Leaves of ...
10. Leaves of Grass.
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrate Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday with the book of poetry that he kept writing, revising, and expanding throughout his life.
9b. Bonus: Sarah Chamberlain on Frankenstein.
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Chamberlain, host of the Canadian horror movie podcast A Part Of Our Scare-itage, joins us to talk about the many movie adaptations of Frankenst...
9. Frankenstein.
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Shelley’s novel about a scientist and his creation.
8b. Bonus: Anthony Oliveira on Paradise Lost.
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Oliveira is host of The Devil’s Party, a podcast that has been slowly and lovingly working its way through Paradise Lost. He joins us to tal...
8. Paradise Lost.
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John Milton’s epic retelling of the Biblical tale of Adam and Eve.
7. Inferno.
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The first section of Dante’s Divine Comedy offers a tour of Hell.
6. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gertrude Stein recounts early twentieth-century life in Paris.
5. Little Women.
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women.
4b. Bonus: Timothy Perry on The Book of Peace.
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Timothy Perry, medieval manuscript and early book librarian at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto, shows us a newly acq...
4. The Book of the City of Ladies.
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Christine de Pizan’s medieval feminist classic.
3. The Metamorphoses.
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ovid's collection of curious tales, told in ravishing poetry.
2. The Symposium.
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Plato's philosophical dialogue about love (and catty drinking parties).
1. The Iliad.
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Homer’s epic poem about war and anger. (And family?)