BiblioFiles: A CenterForLit Podcast about Great Books, Great Ideas, and the Great Conversation Podcast

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In which the CenterForLit staff embarks on a quest to discover the Great Ideas of literature in books of every description: ancient classics to fresh bestsellers; epic poems to bedtime stories. This podcast is a production of The Center for Literary Education and is a reading companion for teachers, homeschoolers, and readers of all stripes.

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Here's a quick summary of the last 5 episodes on BiblioFiles: A CenterForLit Podcast about Great Books, Great Ideas, and the Great Conversation.

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CenterForLit crew Ian Megan CenterForLit staff Emily

Previous Guests

Aaron Andrews
Aaron Andrews is a literary scholar and a member of the CenterForLit team, known for his insights into classic and contemporary literature. He has a passion for exploring the themes and structures of plays, particularly in the context of absurdism and its relation to traditional forms of drama. Aaron frequently engages in discussions about the relevance of literary works in modern education and their impact on readers.

Topics Discussed

theater history dramatic performance literature Medea plays hypothetical conversations Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett absurdism Greek drama theatre hope humor structure Modernism Eugene O'Neill A Long Day's Journey Into Night self-consciously textual plays novels purpose of art Great Conversation Realism Henrik Ibsen Hedda Gabler theater character analysis Shakespeare comedy tragedy Renaissance Reformation Enlightenment Puritanism Joseph Addison Cato

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Here's the recent few episodes on BiblioFiles: A CenterForLit Podcast about Great Books, Great Ideas, and the Great Conversation.

0:00 56:53

All the World's a Stage: Conclusion

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CenterForLit crew
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theater history dramatic performance literature Medea plays hypothetical conversations

For our season finale we’re reflecting on how far we’ve come since Medea. We offer our final thoughts on the difference between written literature and dramatic performance, identify trends in theater history, and take a little time to be silly before we call it quits.

In this episode each member of the CenterForLit crew takes turns casting one of the plays we’ve discussed. Then we imagine hypothetical conversations between two characters we’ve met this season. Finally we reveal favorite plays that we didn’t get a chance to discuss in anticipation of talking about them in our bonus episodes for paid Substack subscribers!

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0:00 55:12

All the World's a Stage: Waiting for Godot

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CenterForLit crew
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Aaron Andrews
Keywords
Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett absurdism Greek drama theatre hope humor structure

Aaron Andrews is returning to the show today to talk about Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot with the rest of the crew. We debate whether or not there is any room for hope in this strange play, and wonder about the nature of its humor and sparse structure.

Do you see any continuity between absurdism and Greek drama? Has anything about the way we think about theatre today stayed the same? What’s changed? Let us know what you think in the comments!

Learn about CenterForLit's brand new Referral Program.

⁠⁠⁠Buy the books we're discussing this season and support BiblioFiles!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

CenterForLit’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.



This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit centerforlit.substack.com/subscribe
0:00 44:52

All the World's a Stage: A Long Day's Journey Into Night

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Ian Megan
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Modernism Eugene O'Neill A Long Day's Journey Into Night self-consciously textual plays novels purpose of art Great Conversation

Today we're wading deep into the fog of Modernism with a discussion of Eugene O'Neill's A Long Day's Journey Into Night (1956). Ian and Megan sit down in this episode to talk about the difference between self-consciously textual plays and novels, the modernist view of the purpose of art, and the value of reading depressing entries in the Great Conversation.


Learn about CenterForLit's brand new Referral Program.

⁠⁠⁠Buy the books we're discussing this season and support BiblioFiles!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Substack and join the conversation.⁠⁠⁠



This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit centerforlit.substack.com/subscribe
0:00 54:45

All the World's a Stage: Hedda Gabler

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CenterForLit staff
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Realism Henrik Ibsen Hedda Gabler theater character analysis

Today we're tackling the movement toward Realism in the theater with a discussion of Henrik Ibsen's 1891 stage play, Hedda Gabler. This one caused a stir among the CenterForLit crew members, which instigated a big, juicy conversation about Ibsen's purpose in portraying such an unlikable character in Hedda.


⁠Learn more about CenterForLit's Online Academy. ⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Buy the books we're discussing this season and support BiblioFiles!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit centerforlit.substack.com/subscribe
0:00 37:02

All The World's a Stage: A Brief History of Theatre in the 1700s

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Ian Emily
Keywords
theater Shakespeare comedy tragedy Renaissance Reformation Enlightenment Puritanism Joseph Addison Cato

This week Ian and Emily are talking about what happened to the theater after Shakespeare. They follow the trends of comedy and tragedy, Renaissance and Reformation, Enlightenment and Puritanism. Then, as an illustration of the period's offerings, they look at Joseph Addison's influential tragedy, Cato.


Learn more about CenterForLit's Online Academy. ⁠⁠

⁠⁠Buy the books we're discussing this season and support BiblioFiles!⁠⁠⁠⁠


⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Substack and join the conversation.⁠



This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit centerforlit.substack.com/subscribe

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4.8 rating 286 reviews

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