Episode 110: Questions
Literature and History
In Episode 110, Literature and History host Doug Metzger answers dozens of listener questions about making the show, books, and how and why the podcast came to be. Literature and History's Upcoming Seasons: The Actual First Novels Bonus Series: Episode 110 Transcription: Patreon:
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Episode 109: Cornerstones
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Episode 109 brings our long season on Late Antiquity to a close, reviews the past 24 programs on the beginnings of the Middle Ages, and introduces our new season on early Islamic History. The Actual First Novels Bonus Series: Literature and History's Upcoming Seasons: Episode 109 Transcription: Patreon:
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Episode 108: Isidore of Seville
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One of the great scholars of Late Antiquity, Isidore (c. 560-636) left behind a compendium called the Etymologies, an encyclopedia of his epoch’s knowledge, a book second only to the Bible during the Middle Ages. Episode 108 Quiz: Episode 108 Transcription: Bonus Content: Patreon:
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Episode 107: Venantius Fortunatus
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The Merovingian court poet Venantius Fortunatus (c. 530-600), at work in Francia in the late 500s, shows us the world of the Middle Ages blooming from Roman ruins. Episode 107 Quiz: Episode 107 Transcription: Bonus Content: Patreon:
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Episode 106: Gregory of Tours, Part 2
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The second half of the History of the Franks (591) is a deep dive into the grime and intrigue of the Merovingian dynasty, written in a style that's as medieval as it is classical. Episode 106 Quiz: Episode 105 Transcription: Bonus Content: Patreon:
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Episode 105: Gregory of Tours, Part 1
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Gregory of Tours (c. 539-594) completed The History of the Franks in 591. The long book's account of Clovis and the Merovingian Dynasty has been one of our most important sources on early Medieval History, ever since. Episode 105 Quiz: Episode 105 Transcription: Bonus Content: Patreon:
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Episode 104: An Introduction to the Talmud
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Second only to the Tanakh, the 63 Tractates of the Talmud are the main text of Rabbinic Judaism, containing the teachings of thousands of ancient rabbis. Upcoming Seasons: Episode 104 Quiz: Episode 104 Transcription: Bonus Content: Patreon:
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Episode 103: Boethius
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In the twilight of the Western Empire, Boethius (c. 476-523) served as consul, but ended his life imprisoned by the Ostrogothic King Theodoric, writing The Consolation of Philosophy. Episode103 Quiz: Episode 103Transcription: Bonus Content: Patreon:
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Episode 102: An Old Man's Book (Augustine's City of God, Part 2 of 2)
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Augustine’s City of God, Part 2 of 2. The second half of the City of God contains some of Late Antiquity’s most influential writings – most notably Augustine’s take on Original Sin. Episode 102 Quiz: Episode 102 Transcription: Bonus Content: Patreon:
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Episode 101: Against the Pagans (Augustine's City of God, Part 1 of 2)
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Augustine’s City of God, Part 1 of 2. The first half of the City of God is a broadside against paganism – its culture, religion, and history, subjects about which Augustine had much to say. Episode 101 Quiz: Episode 101 Transcription: Bonus Content: Patreon:
info_outlineIn Carthage, in 203 CE, a Roman noblewoman and her retinue were butchered in an amphitheater. Learn her story, and the earliest history of Christian martyrs.
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