Canonball
In this podcast we discuss the European literary canon and the history, culture, philosophy, art, and science that surrounds it.
Podcasting since 2023 • 87 episodes
Canonball
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How To Actually Learn Any Language
This is a summary of what I think is the best approach to learning a language, based on my experience mastering a foreign language as an adult. Here you can download the software that I mentioned, Anki: https://apps.ankiweb.net/...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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17:43
Discussing "The Life Of Saint Louis" By Jean De Joinville
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Life Of Saint Louis," which Jean de Joinville completed in 1309. The cover art for this episode is a painting titled Louis IX that Émile Signol completed in 1844.The other...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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39:40
Discussing The Fragments Of Heraclitus
In this episode of Canonball we discuss the fragments of Heraclitus, who lived in the sixth and fifth centuries BC. The cover art for this episode is The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, which JMW Turner complete...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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38:18
Discussing "The Libation Bearers" By Aeschylus With Evan
In this video, Evan and I discuss "The Libation Bearers," which is the second play in the Aeschylus' trilogy Oresteia.The cover art for this episode is from Orestes Pursued by the Furies, which William-Adolphe Bouguereau complet...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:15:02
Discussing "The Civilization Of The Renaissance In Italy" By Jacob Burckhardt
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Civilization Of The Renaissance In Italy," which was written by Jacob Burckhardt and published in 1860. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:&nbs...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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47:27