# The History of Literature

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Official site: https://historyofliterature.com
Author: Jacke Wilson
Episodes: 785

## Resource

Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. Contact the show at historyofliteraturepodcast@gmail.com.

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## Episodes
- [818 Muriel Spark (with James Bailey) | My Last Book with J. Michael Lennon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/818-muriel-spark-with-james-bailey-my-last-book-with-j-michael-lennon) — 2026-07-20T04:00:00+00:00
- [817 The Odyssey - Getting Ready for a Summer Blockbuster | My Last Book with Mary Beard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/817-the-odyssey-getting-ready-for-a-summer-blockbuster-my-last-book-with-mary-beard) — 2026-07-16T04:00:00+00:00
- [816 Gulliver's Travels at 300 (with David Womersley) | My Last Book with Daniel Mendelsohn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/816-gulliver-s-travels-at-300-with-david-womersley-my-last-book-with-daniel-mendelsohn) — 2026-07-13T04:00:00+00:00
- [815 Paddy Chayefsky](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/815-paddy-chayefsky) — 2026-07-06T04:00:00+00:00
- [814 Shakespeare in Translation (with Daniel Hahn) | My Last Book with Indira Ghose](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/814-shakespeare-in-translation-with-daniel-hahn-my-last-book-with-indira-ghose) — 2026-07-02T04:00:00+00:00
- [813 George Sand (with Fiona Sampson) | My Last Book with Kathleen Antonioli](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/813-george-sand-with-fiona-sampson-my-last-book-with-kathleen-antonioli) — 2026-06-29T04:00:00+00:00
- [812 Talking Classics (with Mary Beard) | My Last Book with Karen Spence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/812-talking-classics-with-mary-beard-my-last-book-with-karen-spence) — 2026-06-22T04:00:00+00:00
- [811 The Harlem Renaissance [Reclaimed] | My Last Book with Erin Sharkey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/811-the-harlem-renaissance-reclaimed-my-last-book-with-erin-sharkey) — 2026-06-18T04:00:00+00:00
- [810 "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant (with Mike Palindrome)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/810-the-necklace-by-guy-de-maupassant-with-mike-palindrome) — 2026-06-15T04:00:00+00:00
- [809 Robert Browning | The Dutch Roots of Washington Irving (with Elisabeth Paling Funk)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/809-robert-browning-the-dutch-roots-of-washington-irving-with-elisabeth-paling-funk) — 2026-06-11T04:00:00+00:00
- [808 A Treacherous Secret Agent - How Literature Spoke Truth to Power During the Red Scare (with Marjorie Garber) | Arthur Miller on Writing "The Crucible"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/808-a-treacherous-secret-agent-how-literature-spoke-truth-to-power-during-the-red-scare-with-marjorie-garber-arthur-miller-on-writing-the-crucible) — 2026-06-08T04:00:00+00:00
- [807 The Story of Stories (with Kevin Ashton) | My Last Book with Ilya Vinitsky and James H McGavran III](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/807-the-story-of-stories-with-kevin-ashton-my-last-book-with-ilya-vinitsky-and-james-h-mcgavran-iii) — 2026-06-04T04:00:00+00:00
- [806 Robert Frost (with Adam Plunkett) | My Last Book with Ursula Buchan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/806-robert-frost-with-adam-plunkett-my-last-book-with-ursula-buchan) — 2026-06-01T04:00:00+00:00
- [805 Robert Frost Finds a Friend [Revisited]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/805-robert-frost-finds-a-friend-revisited) — 2026-05-28T04:00:00+00:00
- [804 Shakespeare and Loss (with Sarah Beckwith) | My Last Book with Caroline Lea](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/804-shakespeare-and-loss-with-sarah-beckwith-my-last-book-with-caroline-lea) — 2026-05-25T04:00:00+00:00
- [803 Literature, Authorship, and the Rise of AI (with Eric Burgess) | My Last Book with Mark Hussey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/803-literature-authorship-and-the-rise-of-ai-with-eric-burgess-my-last-book-with-mark-hussey) — 2026-05-21T04:00:00+00:00
- [802 Colette (with Kathleen Antonioli) | My Last Book with Colombe Schneck](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/802-colette-with-kathleen-antonioli-my-last-book-with-colombe-schneck) — 2026-05-18T04:00:00+00:00
- [801 Persuasion by Jane Austen (Revisited)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/801-persuasion-by-jane-austen-revisited) — 2026-05-14T04:00:00+00:00
- [800 Shakespeare in Jest (with Indira Ghose) | My Last Book with Nicholson Baker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/800-shakespeare-in-jest-with-indira-ghose-my-last-book-with-nicholson-baker) — 2026-05-11T04:00:00+00:00
- [799.5 Laurie Frankel's Enormous Wings (Revisited) | My Last Book with Julie Gilbert](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/799-5-laurie-frankel-s-enormous-wings-revisited-my-last-book-with-julie-gilbert) — 2026-05-10T04:00:00+00:00
- [799 Emma Smith and Shakespeare's First Folio (Revisited)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/799-emma-smith-and-shakespeare-s-first-folio-revisited) — 2026-05-07T04:00:00+00:00
- [798.5 Thinking Through Shakespeare (with David Womersley) | My Last Book with Ramie Targoff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/798-5-thinking-through-shakespeare-with-david-womersley-my-last-book-with-ramie-targoff) — 2026-05-06T04:00:00+00:00
- [798 Emma Smith and Portable Magic - A History of Books and Their Readers (Revisited)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/798-emma-smith-and-portable-magic-a-history-of-books-and-their-readers-revisited) — 2026-05-04T04:00:00+00:00
- [797 Marion Turner and Chaucer (Revisited)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/797-marion-turner-and-chaucer-revisited) — 2026-04-30T04:00:00+00:00
- [796 Marion Turner and The Wife of Bath (Revisited)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/796-marion-turner-and-the-wife-of-bath-revisited) — 2026-04-27T04:00:00+00:00
- [795 Will Tosh and Queer Shakespeare (Revisited)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/795-will-tosh-and-queer-shakespeare-revisited) — 2026-04-23T04:00:00+00:00
- [794 E.T.A. Hoffmann (with Ritchie Robertson) | My Last Book with Gerri Kimber](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/794-e-t-a-hoffmann-with-ritchie-robertson-my-last-book-with-gerri-kimber) — 2026-04-20T04:00:00+00:00
- [793 The Secret Order of Shandeans: Laurence Sterne in Early Soviet Russia (with Peter Budrin) | My Last Book with Edward Watts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/793-the-secret-order-of-shandeans-laurence-sterne-in-early-soviet-russia-with-peter-budrin-my-last-book-with-edward-watts) — 2026-04-16T04:00:00+00:00
- [792 Death and Decay in Early Modern Lyric Poetry (with Eileen Sperry) | My Last Book with Bruce Gordon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/792-death-and-decay-in-early-modern-lyric-poetry-with-eileen-sperry-my-last-book-with-bruce-gordon) — 2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00
- [791 Emilia Lanier (a.k.a Aemilia Bassano Lanyer) Revisited](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/791-emilia-lanier-a-k-a-aemilia-bassano-lanyer-revisited) — 2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00
- [790 Madness and Myth (with Natasha Joukovsky) | My Last Book with Kimberly Lau](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/790-madness-and-myth-with-natasha-joukovsky-my-last-book-with-kimberly-lau) — 2026-04-06T04:00:00+00:00
- [789 The 25 Greatest Books of All Time (with Mike Palindrome) | My Last Book with Cass Sunstein](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/789-the-25-greatest-books-of-all-time-with-mike-palindrome-my-last-book-with-cass-sunstein) — 2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00
- [788 John Ruskin (with Bob Blaisdell) | My Last Book with Francesca Wade](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/788-john-ruskin-with-bob-blaisdell-my-last-book-with-francesca-wade) — 2026-03-30T04:00:00+00:00
- [787 Why Poetry with Matthew Zapruder Encore](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/787-why-poetry-with-matthew-zapruder-encore) — 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00
- [786 Cherokee Novelist and Poet John Rollin Ridge (with Travis Franks)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/786-cherokee-novelist-and-poet-john-rollin-ridge-with-travis-franks) — 2026-03-23T04:00:00+00:00
- [785 Literature in an Age of Anti-Immigration Sentiment (with Daniel Olivas) | My Last Book with Janet Todd](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/785-literature-in-an-age-of-anti-immigration-sentiment-with-daniel-olivas-my-last-book-with-janet-todd) — 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00
- [784 Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King (with William O. Stephens)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/784-marcus-aurelius-philosopher-king-with-william-o-stephens) — 2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00
- [783 Southern Imagining (with Elleke Boehmer) | My Last Book with John McMurtrie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-literature-743083/783-southern-imagining-with-elleke-boehmer-my-last-book-with-john-mcmurtrie) — 2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00

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