American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time)
1,061 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn each episode I discuss around 100 pages from the works of American writers. Contact me at [email protected]
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Episode 11: Frank Norris, Vandover and the Brute: On Being a Pampered Jerk
March 19, 2017 01:17 - 32 minutes - 33.1 MBWe begin a new series on Frank Norris, starting with his Vandover and the Brute, first published after his death. In the first half of the novel, we see the early life of Vandover, his education, and the consequences of his playboy lifestyle. This episode also includes an introduction into Frank Norris and a discussion of his legacy. This episode includes brief references to sexual violenc and suicide.
Episode 10: Melville: Mardi Part 4: Conclusion?
March 19, 2017 00:46 - 28 minutes - 28.8 MBOur final episode on Herman Melville for a while and the end of a series on Mardi. In the final part of the novel we enter Melville's metaphorical Europe and witness his critique of American democracy. This episode also includes an analysis of the major themes of the entire work.
Episode 9: Melville, Mardi, Part 3: Religion and Free Will
March 16, 2017 09:03 - 27 minutes - 27.3 MBIn part 3 of our study of Herman Melville's Mardi, we take on the deep questions of free will and religion. Yet the elusive Yillah is not to be found.
Episode 8: Melville: Mardi Part 2: Lost Love
March 11, 2017 01:35 - 18 minutes - 19 MBIn our second episode on Herman Melville's Mardi, we follow the adventures of Taji and his new companions: a philosopher, a king, a poet, and a historian. They begin to search all of the world of Mardi for Taji's lost love, Yillah.
Episode 7: Mardi: Part 1: Dude? Am I still in the Pacific?
March 08, 2017 08:28 - 26 minutes - 27.2 MBThe first of four episodes exploring Herman Melville's Mardi. He goes off the rails a bit in this one and and it is lots of fun.
Episode 6: Omoo 3: Island Wanderlust
March 04, 2017 03:13 - 20 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this final episode on Herman Melville's Omoo, we follow our narrator in various adventures through the islands of the Society Islands all of which climax in a failed job interview.
Episode 5: Omoo 1: Jailhouse Blues
March 01, 2017 01:19 - 18 minutes - 19.5 MBI continue my study of Herman Melville's Omoo. In this part of the novel, our characters are put in a jail for sailors in punishment for resisting work. Their life in jail is partially a lesson in working class hyjinks and partially a lesson in class discipline.
Episode 4: Omoo: I Prefer Not to Sail
February 26, 2017 04:47 - 24 minutes - 25 MBHerman Melville's second novel Omoo explores the vagabonds and wanderers of the colonial Pacific. But before our heroes can join that cast of fascinating figures, they will need to find a way off of their ship and away from their captain. Enjoy as work resistance becomes rebellion.
Episode 3: Typee-Conclusion
February 25, 2017 06:05 - 17 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this episode, I complete my analysis of Herman Melville's Typee and explore some of the major themes of the novel. We say goodbye to the Marqueses, for now.
Episode 2: Sailor Ethnography
February 22, 2017 04:37 - 15 minutes - 16.5 MBIn the second hundred pages of Herman Melvill'e Typee, our narrator settles into life with the cannibal Typee and decides to become an anthropologist.
Episode 1: Starting in the Pacific
February 19, 2017 03:17 - 18 minutes - 19.5 MBWelcome to the first episode of the American Writers: One Hundred Pages at a Time podcast. In this first episode we explore the first 100 pages of Herman Melville's first novel, Typee.