'The Giants and Lycaon' (8 AD) by Ovid (The Metamorphoses, Book 1)
S3E55 Gods, werewolves and giants abound as Ash takes a look at the story of Lycaon in Book 1 of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Access bonus content here: Ea...
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"It is Sort of Taboo": Amanda Golden on Writing in the Margins
S3E54 Today, Ash is once again joined by Amanda Golden, to discuss her book Annotating Modernism, a study of the marginalia of Sylvia Plath, John Berr...
'The Colossus' (1959) by Sylvia Plath
S3E53 'I shall never get you put together entirely,' begins 'The Colossus', which later became the title poem of Plath's collection published in 1960....
"It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time": Mark Walker on Translating the Hobbit into Latin
S3E52 Ash is joined once again by Mark Walker, who has written the first English verse translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Life of Merlin. Tune in f...
The Life of Merlin (1150) by Geoffrey of Monmouth
S3E51 On today's episode we return to Geoffrey of Monmouth, and look at his narrative poem, The Life of Merlin. Joining Ash on the podcast is Mark Wa...
"The Right Sound for Shakespeare Should Be Your Sound": Ben Crystal on Original Pronunciation
S3E50 What did actors in Shakespeare's day sound like? To answer that question, Ash is once again joined by Ben Crystal, author of Shakespeare on Toas...
Richard III (1592-93) by William Shakespeare
S3E49 We have finally arrived at the end of Shakespeare's History plays, with the riotous Richard III. Joining Ash to discuss the play is Ben Crystal,...
"The Last Days of Sylvia Plath": Carl Rollyson on Biography
S3E48 Ash is once again joined by biographer Carl Rollyson to discuss his biographies of Sylvia Plath, and some of the challenges facing those who wri...
The Life of Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
S3E47 Ash is joined by biographer Carl Rollyson to discuss the life of one of the greatest twentieth century poets, Sylvia Plath. Find out more about ...
"A Man of Great Enthusiasms": Andrew Lycett on Arthur Conan Doyle
S3E46 Ash is joined once again by Andrew Lycett to talk more about Arthur Conan Doyle - his spiritualism, his global politics and his round of golf wi...