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A professor of English talks about 19th Century novels: plot summary, literary analysis, author biography, historical and cultural context. Each episode closely examines one 19th Century novel.
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Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Illustration from Punch magazine, 27 January 1877, from the Victorian Web.
About this podcast: A retired professor of English discusses 19th Century novels: plot summary, literary analysis, author biography, historical and cultural context. Each episode closely examines one 19th Century novel or focuses on important background material.
All music in this podcast is in the public domain.
Opening theme: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor (1803), performed by Arthur Rubenstein, 1955.
Closing theme: Gustav Mahler, Symphony 3 (1896), performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hermann Scherchen, 1960.
Podcast images: Man on Balcony, Boulevard Huassmann, by Gustave Caillebotte, 1880; La Lecture, by George Croegaert, 1890.
To contact me: jimjneilson@gmail.com
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