The Joy of Serious Literature
Bryant Alan Davis
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Episode 0: An Introduction
The Joy of Serious Literature
11/21/16 • 4 min
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Episode 1: The Prefiguration of Lalo Cura by Roberto Bolaño
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11/22/16 • 18 min
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Episode 3 | Lu Xun and the Birth of Modern Chinese Litereature | The Real Story of Ah-Q by Lu Xun
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03/21/17 • 30 min
Episode 6 | The Wages of Ugliness | The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima
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07/10/17 • 41 min
Episode 8 | The Genius of Decadence | The Wings by Yi Sang
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10/17/17 • 27 min
Episode 4 | I Am Not Your Theologian | Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin
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04/30/17 • 28 min
Episode 10 | The Literature of Celebrity | Frank Sinatra has a Cold and Other Essays by Gay Talese
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11/23/18 • 29 min
When we think about literature, the last thing that comes to mind is the celebrity interview. Yet in the hands of the journalist Gay Talese, the lives of the famous are laid bear with all the insight, rhetorical verve, beauty, and tragedy of the best of short stories.
Join our wayward host as he examines the writing of Gay Talese, contemplates the minute examination of the famous, and basks in the glory of the greatest essay ever written about losing.
Frank Sinatra has a Cold on This American Life: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/574/sinatras-100th-birthday
Episode 5 | What Makes a Genius Writer a Genius? | Report on the Thing by Clarice Lispector
The Joy of Serious Literature
06/01/17 • 18 min
Episode 7 | One Single Haiku by Richard Wright | Haiku #31 by Richard Wright
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08/15/17 • 27 min
Episode 2 | The Tyranny of Conformity | The Vegetarian by Han Kang
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02/03/17 • 33 min
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How many episodes does The Joy of Serious Literature have?
The Joy of Serious Literature currently has 11 episodes available.
What topics does The Joy of Serious Literature cover?
The podcast is about Culture, Literature, Art, Podcasts, Books and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on The Joy of Serious Literature?
The episode title 'Episode 1: The Prefiguration of Lalo Cura by Roberto Bolaño' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Joy of Serious Literature?
The average episode length on The Joy of Serious Literature is 25 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Joy of Serious Literature released?
Episodes of The Joy of Serious Literature are typically released every 46 days, 15 hours.
When was the first episode of The Joy of Serious Literature?
The first episode of The Joy of Serious Literature was released on Nov 21, 2016.
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