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The Classic English Literature Podcast

The Classic English Literature Podcast

Di: M. G. McDonough
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Where rhyme gets its reason! In a historical survey of English literature, I take a personal and philosophical approach to the major texts of the tradition in order to not only situate the poems, prose, and plays in their own contexts, but also to show their relevance to our own. This show is for the general listener: as a teacher of high school literature and philosophy, I am less than a scholar but more than a buff. I hope to edify and entertain!

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  • Food for Thought: Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and Other Writings
    Dec 31 2025

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    I hope you've brought your appetite, because today we're looking at some of Dr. Swift's shorter prose satires (along with a couple of poems) and he certainly gives us plenty to chew on.


    "A Description of the Morning": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45266/a-description-of-the-morning

    "A Description of a City Shower": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50578/a-description-of-a-city-shower

    "The Battle of the Books": https://www.gutenberg.org/files/623/623-h/623-h.htm

    "A Tale of a Tub": https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4737

    "A Modest Proposal": https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1080/1080-h/1080-h.htm

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    39 min
  • Seditious Greetings!: The Political Code of "O Come All Ye Faithful"
    Dec 21 2025

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    One of the most theologically and liturgically important Christmas carols may contain coded messages against the Throne of England!


    Additional Music: "Adeste Fidelis" by Bing Crosby with The Max Terr choir; John Scott Trotter and his orch.; Traditional; Decca (BM 03929)

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    Please like, subscribe, and rate the podcast on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you listen. Thank you!

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    Podcast Theme Music: "Rejoice" by G.F. Handel, perf. The Advent Chamber Orchestra
    Subcast Theme Music: "Sons of the Brave" by Thomas Bidgood, perf. The Band of the Irish Guards
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    14 min
  • "Read All About It!": The Rise of the Public Press
    Nov 26 2025

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    In the early 18th century, the public press came to dominate English writing. Pamphlets, newspapers, and periodicals fed the appetite for news and commentary of an ever-hungrier reading public. Richard Steele and Joseph Addison were the great innovators of the periodical essay, a quintessentially English genre of writing.

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    Podcast Theme Music: "Rejoice" by G.F. Handel, perf. The Advent Chamber Orchestra
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    29 min
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