The History of Literature 

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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Title	Date published
713 The Odyssey (with Daniel Mendelsohn) | The History of Literature Podcast Tour!	2025-07-03
712 Shakespeare's Greatest Love (with David Medina) | New Play About Shakespeare's Collaboration with Marlowe	2025-06-30
711 How Does Literature Handle Atrocities? (with Bruce Robbins) | My Last Book with Hemingway Expert Alex Vernon | Who Will Come to Jacke and Emma's Party?	2025-06-26
710 Weird and Wonderful Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome (with Paul Chrystal) | A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT | Two Listeners Follow Their Dream (And Create Something Amazing)	2025-06-23
709 Black American Humor (with Damon Young) | The Greatest American Joke Ever Told?	2025-06-16
708 Science Fact and Science Fiction (with Keith Cooper) | AI Discovers a Work of Ancient Philosophy and Dreams Up a Reading List	2025-06-12
707 Emile Zola (with Robert Lethbridge) | Graham Greene's Only Ghost Story | My Last Book with Irina Mashinski	2025-06-09
706 Living with Jane Austen (with Janet Todd) | A Listener Changes His Life | Bored Parents	2025-06-02
705 Runaway Poets - How the Brownings Fell in Love (And Why It Matters)	2025-05-29
704 Butterflies Regained	2025-05-26
703 D.H. Lawrence (with David Ellis) | My Last Book with Dorian Lynskey	2025-05-19
702 Writing in the World of Jane Austen (with D.G. Rampton) | Disaster at the Book Festival!	2025-05-15
701 Emerson's Struggle with Slavery (with Kenneth Sacks) | My Last Book with Victoria Namkung | We Had Sex Inside Moby-Dick!	2025-05-12
700 - Butterflies at Rest	2025-05-05
699 Gatsby's Daisy (with Rachel Feder) | My Last Book with Francesca Peacock	2025-04-28
698 Dante in Love (with Ellen Nerenberg and Anthony Valerio) [Ad-Free Archive Edition]	2025-04-24
697 Race in European Fairy Tales (with Kimberly Lau) | My Last Book with Rolf Hellebust	2025-04-21
696 John Ruskin (with Sara Atwood) | My Last Book with Collin Jennings	2025-04-17
695 Ten Indian Classics (with Sharmila Sen) | My Last Book with Adam Smyth	2025-04-14
694 Apocalyptic Literature (with Dorian Lynskey) | My Last Book with Charles Baxter	2025-04-10

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