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    Episode 276: An Introduction to Flannery O’Connor

    admin / May 13, 2025 / 0 Comments

    This week on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas bring us the first of a two-part series on the oft-requested, oft-misunderstood author, Flannery O’Connor. They begin by sharing their commonplace quotes for…

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    Episode 266: “Best of” Series – An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 5-7 (Ep. 21)

    admin / March 4, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Angelina and Cindy open today’s discussion of C. S. Lewis’ An Experiment in Criticism with a recap of the terms that Lewis defines in chapters 5-7, starting with myth. They talk about what…

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    Episode 159: Aristotle’s “Poetics,” Part 1

    admin / February 14, 2023 / 0 Comments

    On The Literary Life podcast this week, our hosts continue their series of discussions on Aristotle’s Poetics. Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas share some pertinent commonplace quotations to open the episode, then dive into…

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  • C. S. Lewis,  Education,  Show Notes

    Episode 125: “The Abolition of Man” by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 2

    admin / March 15, 2022 / 1 Comment

    On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas continue their series of discussions on The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis. They open the conversation with their commonplace quotes…

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  • C. S. Lewis,  Education,  Show Notes

    Episode 124: “The Abolition of Man” by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 1

    admin / March 8, 2022 / 2 Comments

    On The Literary Life podcast this week, our hosts begin a much-anticipated series on The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis. Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy share their commonplace quotes to open the…

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    Episode 110: “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe

    admin / October 26, 2021 / 0 Comments

    On this special Halloween episode of The Literary Life, Angelina (Harriet Vane), Cindy (Professor MacGonagall), and Thomas (Lord Peter Wimsey), talk about Edgar Allan Poe’s tale, “The Masque of the Red Death.” If…

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  • C. S. Lewis,  Show Notes

    Episode 63: Til We Have Faces, Ch. 3-5

    admin / September 8, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Welcome back to our series on C. S. Lewis’ mythical retelling Til We Have Faces here on The Literary Life Podcast. Today Angelina, Cindy and Thomas discuss chapters 3-5. Angelina opens the book…

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  • C. S. Lewis,  Show Notes

    Episode 23: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 10-Epilogue

    admin / October 15, 2019 / 0 Comments

    On today’s episode of The Literary Life, Angelina and Cindy are once again joined by Thomas Banks. They discuss the last two chapters and the epilogue of An Experiment in Criticism. The first…

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  • C. S. Lewis,  Show Notes

    Episode 22: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 8-9

    admin / October 8, 2019 / 2 Comments

    This week’s episode is a continuation of Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford’s discussion of An Experiment in Criticism by C. S. Lewis. They start with an exploration of the difference between loving a…

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  • C. S. Lewis,  Show Notes

    Episode 21: An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 5-7

    admin / October 1, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Angelina and Cindy open today’s discussion of C. S. Lewis’ An Experiment in Criticism with a recap of the terms that Lewis defines in chapters 5-7, starting with myth. They talk about what…

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