363—Chapters 45 & 46 -- North & South
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Release Date: 09/26/2014
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
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Ep. 679: Cranford | Chapter 1 Book talk begins at 16:10. We’re diving into a brand-new book, and this one’s got all the charm, wit, and genteel gossip you could ask for! The reigning queen of propriety, Miss Deborah Jenkyns, has thoughts about everything—from how to properly serve dinner to why men are mostly unnecessary. But when a certain Captain Brown dares to disrupt the delicate social balance, will Cranford’s ladies be able to keep their composure? --------------------------------------------------------------- • 03:20 - Actually, we announced the raffle on 4/4/25. More info...
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00:00 Raffle Announcement & Cranford Start Date 00:21 Special Book Raffle: Knitting Comfortably - 04:17 Personal Update: Long Covid and Lecture Gigs 08:01 CraftLit Podcast Updates and Future Plans 12:14 Technical Issues and App Information - 14:51 Upcoming Events and Watch Parties - 16:45 Final Thoughts and Farewell
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Full Video Series at Mary Wollstonecraft Eats the Rich and Eviscerates the Haters 00:00 Opening 01:07 I Have Notes 03:28 Challenges of Change and Freedom 09:57 Education and Women's Dependency 12:49 Women's Power and Societal Expectations 14:04 Equal Education and Virtue 17:45 Critique of Chivalry and Courtesy 20:38 Conclusion and Upcoming Content 21:35 START of Chapter 4 and Women's Degradation 24:19 The Role of Reason and Rationality 29:04 Cultural and Societal Influences 31:16 The Pursuit of Pleasure and Its Consequences 38:22 The Impact of Education and Social Expectations 43:10...
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Full Video Series at Mary Wollstonecraft goes off on Rousseau, hoisting him with his own Petard, as it were.* 00:00 Opening 00:57 I Have Notes 06:26 CHAPTER 3 06:44 Introduction to Bodily Strength and Gender 07:34 Misconceptions About Genius and Health 10:21 The Superiority Debate: Men vs. Women 11:43 ROUSSEAU Footnote: Why Women Can't ________ 17:38 Education and Female Virtue 19:01 EXTENSIVE FOOTNOTE from Mr. Day's "Sandford and Merton", Vol III 22:30 Critique of Rousseau's Views on Women 27:11 ROUSSEAU Quote re Girls & Dolls & Coquettes 30:39 ROUSSEAU Footnote on Girl...
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Chapters 45–46 / vol 2 chs 20-21 of North and South,
by Elizabeth Gaskell, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 22:30 min.
The first N&S episode is 331.
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| BOOK TALK | 22:30min | chs 45–46 vol 2 chs 20-21
- Johann Ludwig Uhland author of the poem (in English) "Crossing the Stream” (engl.). Also author of this "Ich hatt' einen Kameraden” - (ger. and eng. trans.)
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