How To Love Lit Podcast
252 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 86 ratingsA look at all of the literature you read in high school and college and wished you had paid more attention to.
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Frankenstein - Episode #2 - The narrative framework and the birth of the monster!
May 03, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBFrankenstein - Episode #2 - The narrative framework and the birth of the monster! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver. And I’m Garry Shriver- and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is our second episode in our discussion of Mary Shelley and her great work, Frankenstein. Last week we spent almost the entire time talking sbout Mary Shelley’s fascinating life, and we didn’t even get past the age of 18. That’s true, although I will say, we covered the the Title, subtitle and quote on ...
Frankenstein-Episode #1 - Meet Mary Shelley and her classic gothic novel!
April 26, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBFrankenstein-Episode #1 - Meet Mary Shelley and her classic gothic novel! Hi, I’m Chisty Shriver And I’m Garry Shriver- and today we are starting our discussion of one of the most beloved if not THE most beloved gothic novel in the world. Of course, we were always going to analyze this book, but I have to admit that we moved up the timetable because we’ve had such a large number of requests. In fact, I have to admit, for us this has been THE most requested book for us to discuss. ...
John Keats-Ode On A Grecian Urn - Poetry Supplement!
April 19, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBJohn Keats-Ode On A Grecian Urn - Poetry Supplement! Hi, I’m Christy Shiver. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love lit Podcast. This week- by way of Segway between Sophocles and the Greek theater - to our next book the great romantic//gothic novel by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein - we have chosen the feature a Romantic take on the Greeks- Ode ON a Grecian Urn by John Keats- not to be misquoted by what seems more natural Ode TO a Grecian Urn. That’s true- and very ...
The Easter Episode - The archetypes, history and literary importance of Easter.
April 12, 2020 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBThe Easter episode. The archetypes, history and literary importance of Easter. Hi, This is Christy Shriver And this is Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit podcast. If you are listening to this in real time, this is the week of Easter 2020- and what a crazy year this has been. The Kansas City Chiefs, my hometown team finally won the Superbowl after 50 years, we started our hard core workouts, well, we like to think of them that way, but we’d started attending our local wo...
Antigone Episode #2 - Tragedy, Honor, Wisdom And The End Of All Things
April 05, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBAntigone Episode #2 - Tragedy, Honor, Wisdom And The End Of All Things 2Hi, I’m Christy Shriver. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the how to love lit podcast. We are working our way through Sophocles’ greatest hits!! Of all the plays he wrote, as we discussed last week, we only have seven (which I guess isn’t that surprising since they were written in the 400’s bc)- but of those his Oedipus trilogy is by far the most popular- and of those three- Oedipus Rex is the most popular of ...
Antigone Episode #1 - Drama, death, higher law, family issues and more death
March 29, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBAntigone Episode #1 - Drama, death, higher law, family issues and more death 2Hi, I’m Christy Shriver. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the how to love lit podcast. We are working our way through Sophocles’ greatest hits!! Of all the plays he wrote, as we discussed last week, we only have seven (which I guess isn’t that surprising since they were written in the 400’s bc)- but of those his Oedipus trilogy is by far the most popular- and of those three- Oedipus Rex is the most popul...
Oedipus Rex - Episode #3- The Reveal, The Conclusion, Sigmund Freud, and how it all goes together!
March 22, 2020 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBOedipus Rex - Episode #3- The Reveal, The Conclusion, Sigmund Freud, and how it all goes together! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver. I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the how to love lit podcast. Today we wrap up our discussion of what Aristotle calls the greatest of all plays. Of course, although I wouldn’t have said this a few years ago, I think this may be truer than even Aristotle knew. It’s amazing to think that a play so old and outdated in a stylistic sense could even be taken serious...
Oedipus Rex - Episode #2 - Irony, Tragedy, Oracles, Flaws And More!
March 15, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBOedipus Rex - Episode #2 - Irony, Tragedy, Oracles, Flaws And More! Hello, I’m Christy Shriver. I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love lit Podcast. This is the second episode in our series on the two most popular works by the Greek playwright Sophocles. Last week, we traveled back the couple thousand years and across the ocean to Greece and tried to understand a little bit about the culture and customs that surrounded Greek Theater. We discussed the occasion for the plays, ...
Oedipus Rex - Episode #1 - The philosophy, the predicaments, the purpose in Greek Theater
March 08, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBOedipus Rex - Episode #1 - The philosophy, the predicaments, the purpose in Greek Theater Hi, I’m Christy Shriver. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. Today, we’re venturing back into drama and when I say back- I mean way way back- all the way to 496bc give or take a few years to Athens Greece where we will meet one of the most famous playwrights of all time- Sophocles. But…before we do, I’ve been called out for an inconsistency. It seems that a listene...
Animal Farm - Short Story Supplement - Anton Chekov
March 01, 2020 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBAnimal Farm - Short Story Supplement - Anton Chekov Hi, My name is Christy Shriver. And my name is Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love lit Podcast. Today we are going to take a very small dip into the vast sea of what has been called the Golden age of Russian literature. It’s going to be an unusual episode today because we’re going to try to tackle a different genre . We’ve done novels, plays, non-fiction memoirs, a political document and poetry, but today, we look at our v...
Animal Farm Episode - #4 - The conclusion of Orwell's satirical expose on the true nature of totalitarianism!
February 23, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBAnimal Farm Episode #4 - The conclusion of Orwell's satirical expose on the true nature of totalitarianism! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to love lit podcast. Today we will wrap up our discussion of George Orwell’s timeless warning against totalitarianism through the novella Animal Farm. In Week One, we met Orwell and looked at his life and how his ideas were formulated over a lifetime lived split between the continent of Europe and the countr...
Animal Farm - Episode #3 - Propaganda - the art of creating alternative reality - and dictatorships!
February 16, 2020 06:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBAnimal Farm - Episode #3 - Propaganda - the art of creating alternative reality - and dictatorships! Script 3- Animal Farm HI, I’m Christy Shriver. I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. We are on episode 3 of Orwell’s classic fairy story- in quotations- or allegorical novella Animal Farm. And although the book is extremely short, it is compact and full of political satire. On week one, we spent most of the episode looking at Orwell’s life, his perspectiv...
Animal Farm - Episode #2 - Meet the characters of Animal Farm and dive into lots of political allegory!
February 09, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBAnimal Farm - Episode #2 - Meet the characters of Animal Farm and dive into lots of political allegory! Hi, this is Christy Shriver. This is Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is the second episode in the series where we look at George Orwell and his political ideology through the classic and beloved novella and allegory Animal Farm. Last week, we discussed the life and times of Orwell himself, and we looked, albeit very briefly at the first couple of chap...
Animal Farm - Episode #1 - Meet George Orwell and the array of world forces that produced this classic work!
February 02, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBAnimal Farm - Episode #1 - Meet George Orwell and the array of world forces that produced this classic work! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver. And I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. Today we start another political tale- this time instead of a play written two-thousand years, ago, we will discuss a novel, well officially it’s a novel, but its author called it a fairy-tale, albeit without the prince charming, beautiful princess and the happily ever after ending. I’m ...
Julius Caesar - Episode #5 - The ghost, the battle, the conclusion!
January 26, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBJulius Caesar - Episode #5 - The ghost, the battle, the conclusion! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Julius Caesar - Episode #5 - The ghost, the battle, the conclusion!
January 26, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBJulius Caesar - Episode #5 - The ghost, the battle, the conclusion!
Julius Caesar Episode #4 - How to commit murder while claiming to be noble!
January 19, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBJulius Caesar Episode #4 - How to commit murder while claiming to be noble! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Julius Caesar Episode #3 - The coup, the fatal flaws of Brutus and the point of no return!
January 12, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBJulius Caesar Episode #3 - The coup, the fatal flaws of Brutus and the point of no return! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Julius Caesar - Episode #2 - "Delusions of grandeur - do they bring destruction?"
January 05, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBJulius Caesar - Episode #2 - "Delusions of grandeur - do they bring destruction?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Julius Caesar - Episode #1 - Meet Shakespeare and Caesar - All In The Same Episode!
December 29, 2019 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBJulius Caesar - Episode #1 - Meet Shakespeare and Caesar - All In The Same Episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Episode #4-The Power of the Future!
December 08, 2019 06:00 - 36 minutes - 24.7 MBThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Episode #4-The Power of the Future!
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Episode #3- "You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man"!
December 01, 2019 06:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Episode #3- "You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man"!
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Pathos, Logos and Ethos - How to change the world!
November 24, 2019 06:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Pathos, Logos and Ethos - How to change the world!
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Meet the rhetorical genius that moved a nation!
November 17, 2019 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Meet the rhetorical genius that moved a nation!
The Alchemist Poetry Supplement - Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda!
November 10, 2019 06:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBThe Alchemist Poetry Supplement - Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"To A Mouse" - The Robert Burns Poetry Supplement
October 06, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBHistory and analysis of Robert Burns poem "To A Mouse". The poem that inspired Steinbeck's book title "Of Mice And Men".
Of Mice And Men #4 -The conclusion and summary of Steinbeck's classic work!
September 29, 2019 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBThe conclusion and summary of Steinbeck's classic work! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Of Mice And Men #3- Archetypes, foreshadowing and literary analogies abound in this episode!
September 22, 2019 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBArchetypes, foreshadowing and literary analogies abound in this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Of Mice And Men Episode #2- Meet all of the main characters of the classic novel!
September 15, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBMeet the main characters of the book in episode 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Of Mice And Men Episode #1- Meet the author - John Steinbeck!
September 08, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this episode we introduce Nobel and Pulitzer prize winning author John Steinbeck and his classic novel Of Mice And Men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lord Of The Flies Poetry Supplement - Dulce Et Decorum Est
September 01, 2019 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lord Of The Flies Episode #4
August 25, 2019 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBThe shocking conclusion of Lord Of The Flies! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lord Of The Flies Episode #3
August 18, 2019 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBThe discovery of the beast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lord Of The Flies Episode #2
August 11, 2019 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBParadise, the pig and the beast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lord Of The Flies Episode #1-Meet William Golding and the introduction to the book
August 04, 2019 17:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBIntroduction to William Golding's classic work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Raisin In The Sun Episode #5 - Poetry Supplement-Langston Hughes
July 28, 2019 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBThe poetry of Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Raisin In The Sun Episode #4
July 21, 2019 17:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Raisin In The Sun Episode #3
July 14, 2019 17:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Raisin In The Sun Episode #2
July 07, 2019 17:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Raisin In The Sun Episode #1-Meet Lorraine Hansberry and the introduction to the book.
June 30, 2019 17:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fahrenheit 451 Episode #5 - Dover Beach Poetry Supplement
June 23, 2019 17:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fahrenheit 451 - Episode #4- The Startling Conclusion
June 16, 2019 17:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBThe big finale and resolution of Fahrenheit 451! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fahrenheit 451 - Episode #4
June 16, 2019 17:00 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBThe big finale and resolution of Fahrenheit 451!
Fahrenheit 451 - Episode #3 - The Chase!!
June 09, 2019 23:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBMontag is on the run, the mechanical hound is on the hunt, the world is at war. You know, just another average day! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fahrenheit 451 - Episode #2 - Is there a down side to fun?
June 02, 2019 23:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBExploring the plot, the satire, the characters and thematic ideas of chapter 1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fahrenheit 451 - Episode #1 - Introduction - Meet Ray Bradbury the prophet
May 26, 2019 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBWe introduce Fahrenheit 451, the author Ray Bradbury and the relevent history of his times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Scarlet Letter Episode #5- The revelation and conclusion
May 19, 2019 23:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBThe final revelations and conclusion of the Scarlet Letter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Scarlet Letter Episode #4 - Do Hester and Dimmesdale surrender to love?
May 12, 2019 23:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBDo Hester and Dimmesdale surrender to love? Find out in this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Scarlet Letter Episode #3- The narcissism of Dimmesdale and Chillingworth.
May 01, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBEpisode 3 covers chapters 9-12 and dissects the relationship between Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. The triangular relationship between Hester, Arthur and Roger creates moral and psychological drama and tension! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Scarlet Letter Episode #2 - We meet Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth and little Pearl
May 01, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBIn episode 2 of the Scarlet Letter we jump into chapters 2 through 8 covering the first of three scaffold scenes. We meet Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth and little Pearl. Our study begins with Hester on the scaffold and ends with Hester defending her right to keep her child three years later. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.