Episodi

  • CR Episode 345: The Purloined Letter
    Oct 26 2026
    The panel closes out OctPOEber 2026 with another C. Auguste Dupin story, examining its gothic roots, considering the views of both Lacan and Derrida, and questioning how it fits alongside Rue Morgue within the then-novel idea of 'detective fiction'.Continue reading
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    57 min
  • CR Episode 344: The Murders in the Rue Morgue
    Oct 19 2026
    The panel discusses Poe's first C. Auguste Dupin story, and examines it as the first detective novel, with special attention to its literary context and the influence that it has had on later authors, from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to J.K. Rowling.Continue reading
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    1 ora e 6 min
  • CR Episode 343: The Fall of the House of Usher
    Oct 12 2026
    The panel discusses Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Ashes, with special attention given to the floridity of its descriptions and the duplication of language and imagery, and to the nature of the malady that afflicts the twin siblings of Usher.Continue reading
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    1 ora e 9 min
  • CR Episode 342: The Cask of Amontillado
    Oct 5 2026
    The panel reads The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe, with attention to its structure of vengeance, its gothic genre features, the presence of literal echoes and narrative recurrence, and particularly the reliability—and sanity—of the narrator.Continue reading
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    1 ora e 6 min
  • CR Episode 341: Beowulf, Part III
    Sep 28 2026
    The panel discusses the conclusion of Beowulf—including Beowulf's final battle and his victorious death—with particular attention given to the didactic purpose of the poem, its framing of leadership and loyalty, and its function in historical context.Continue reading
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    1 ora e 5 min
  • CR Episode 340: Beowulf, Part II
    Sep 21 2026
    The panel discusses the second of Beowulf's battles—this time, against Grendel's vengeful mother—with special attention to the nature of his foe and the particularly fantastic setting of the battle, which takes place deep beneath the water of the fens.Continue reading
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    1 ora e 15 min
  • CR Episode 339: Beowulf, Part I
    Sep 14 2026
    Dr. Madeline Potter joins the panel just in time for the first-ever Readers' Choice series: the Old English poem, Beowulf. The panel reads of Beowulf's battle with Grendel, with special attention to how honour is won and defended by Geats and Danes.Continue reading
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    1 ora e 22 min
  • CR Episode 338: The Once and Future King, Part XIV
    Aug 31 2026
    The panel discusses the conclusion of The Candle in the Wind, with a look at Mordred's unreal motivations, Arthur's ultimate victory or failure, Guenever's personal agency, and the development of Gawaine beyond the initial limits of his character.Continue reading
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    1 ora e 22 min