Lost Ladies of Lit
A book podcast hosted by writing partners Amy Helmes and Kim Askew. Guests include biographers, journalists, authors, and cultural historians discussing lost classics by women writers. You can support Lost Ladies of Lit by visiting https://www.patreon.com/c/LostLadiesofLit339.
Lost Ladies of Lit
Sympathy For the Devil (In Literature)
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Exclusive access to premium content!Charming devils have a way with words, especially when penned by savvy satirists. In this week’s bonus, Amy explores some literary works that put an almost-friendly spin on the Prince of Darkness, including C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters (a worthwhile read in today’s fraught political climate) and a truly bizarre posthumous work by Mark Twain that his daughter once hoped would never see the light of day! Let the nature of his game puzzle you not — this clever rhetorical device lets Satan have his say.
Mentioned in this episode:
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 158 on Sylvia Townsend Warner
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 210 on Mary MacLane
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Letters From the Earth by Mark Twain
“Paradise Lost” by John Milton
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Revolt of the Angels by Anatole France
The Gentleman by Forrest Leo
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