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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 • 56 episodes
The Norton Library Podcast
Latest Episodes
It's Never Too Late to Discover Hemingway (A Farewell to Arms, Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, Norton Library podcast host Mark Cirino returns to the guest seat (with producer Michael von Cannon stepping behind the microphone as host). The two discuss the cover desig...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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33:45
A Tale of Love and a Tale of War (A Farewell to Arms, Part 1)
In Part 1 of our discussion on Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, we welcome Norton Library podcast host Mark Cirino to the guest seat for the first time (with producer Michael von Cannon stepping behind the microphone as host). The two d...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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33:52
Hector and Achilles are More Alike Than You Think (The Iliad, Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on Homer's Iliad, translator Emily Wilson returns to discuss the red and gold cover design of the Norton Library edition, recount her decision to recreate a new translation of the epic, and give a performanc...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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35:33
Achilles's Job is Beach (The Iliad, Part 1)
In Part 1 of our discussion on Homer's Iliad, we welcome translator Emily Wilson to discuss Homer's life as an "author," the meaning of free will in the context of intervention from gods, and how the relationship between Achilles and P...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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37:19
Jo's Elastic Heart (Little Women, Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, editor Sarah Blackwood returns to discuss the inspiration behind the cover of the Norton Library edition, the book's intended audience, and key elements of gender theory—...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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30:57
