Classics Abridged

On today’s episode, I’ll be beginning my discussion of My Antonia by Willa Cather. First published in 1918, this symbolic look at immigrant life on the frontier is a staple of turn-of-the-century American Literature. If you want to hear about symbolism, Russian wolves, and judgey townspeople, hit play.

On today’s poetry interlude, I’ll be discussing the life and work of Langston Hughes. An important figure in the Harlem Renaissance and the African American literary canon, Hughes was a brilliant poet who helped shape 20th century poetry. If you’d like to learn more, hit play.

On today’s episode, I’ll be discussing "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. First published in 1892, it is a classic of feminist literature. If you want to find out about hysteria, women in walls, and idiot husbands, hit play.

On today’s episode, I’ll be concluding my discussion of The Story of the Beauty and the Beast. If you want to learn why you should never entrust your child to fairies, how to fake an infant’s death, and how not to write backstory, hit play.

On today’s episode, I’ll be concluding my discussion of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. If you want to find out what happened to Sister Gudule’s missing child, learn why you should never get into rowboats with strangers, and be depressed, hit play.