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The Norton Library Podcast
Welcome to the Norton Library Podcast, where we explore influential works of literature and philosophy with the leading scholars and teachers behind Norton’s newest series of classics. In each episode, with a Norton Library editor or translator as our guide, we'll learn something new and surprising about these classic works—why they endure, and what it means to read them today. Hosted by Mark Cirino and produced by Michael Von Cannon, the co-creators of the Hemingway Society's popular show One True Podcast.
Podcasting since 2023 • 69 episodes
The Norton Library Podcast
Latest Episodes
Pulling Back the Curtain (A Room of One's Own, Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, editor Dora Zhang returns to discuss the original cover and the design of the Norton Library edition, her first encounter with Woolf's writing during college, an...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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Shakespeare's Sister and a Spider's Web of Fiction (A Room of One's Own, Part 1)
In Part 1 of our discussion on Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, we welcome editor Dora Zhang to discuss the author's early life in a literary and artistic household, the enduring nature and distinctive prose of Woolf's works, and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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Subtle, Remorseful—Self-Loathing?—Hypocrites (The Scarlet Letter, Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, editor Justine Murison returns to discuss the cover design of the Norton Library edition, her first encounter with The Scarlet Letter in high school (and...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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The Perfect Time to Read The Scarlet Letter (The Scarlet Letter, Part 1)
In Part 1 of our discussion on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, we welcome editor Justine Murison to discuss Hawthorne's life and views, the iconic symbolism in the text and how to analyze it, and the lasting relevance of ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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How is the World Reading You? (The Tale of Genji, Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, editor Dennis Washburn returns to discuss the importance of the colors of the Norton Library edition, the ways the text spoke to him during his translation process, a...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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