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The Literary Life Podcast

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The Literary Life Podcast

237 episodes · 2 with AI analysis

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Tolkien's compositional process and manuscript revisionsEucatastrophe and consolation in fairy storiesLiterary tradition and intertextual meaning-makingFantasy literature as legitimate high artNarrative patterns of sickness and healingGrief, loss, and literary consolationCritical reception of The Lord of the RingsReading aloud as literary practiceMedieval literature and Anglo-Saxon scholarshipRealism as narrative convention

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Jan 27, 2026

Episode 313: The Tower and the Ruin with Dr. Michael Drout

Tolkien's compositional process and manuscript revisionsEucatastrophe and consolation in fairy storiesLiterary tradition and intertextual meaning-making
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Feb 10, 2026

Episode 315: "Don Juan" by Moliere, Introduction and Act 1

Molière's Don Juan and its literary sourcesCommedia dell'arte character types and conventionsRoman new comedy (Plautus and Terence) influence on European drama
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