Introducing: Among the Ancients II
<p>For the final introduction to next year’s full <em>Close Readings</em> programme, Emily Wilson, celebrated classicist and translator of Homer’s <em>Iliad</em> and <em>Odyssey</em>, returns for a second season of <em>Among the Ancients</em>, to take on another twelve vital works of Greek and Roman literature with the <em>LRB</em>’s Thomas Jones, loosely themed around ‘truth and lies’ – from Aesop’s <em>Fables</em> to Marcus Aurelius’s <em>Meditations</em>.</p><p>Authors covered: Hesiod, Aesop, Herodotus, Pindar, Plato, Lucian, Plautus, Terence, Lucan, Tacitus, Juvenal, Apuleius, Marcus Aurelius.</p><p>First episode released on 24 January 2024, then on the 24th of each month for the rest of the year.</p><br><p><u>How to Listen</u></p><br><p><em>Close Readings subscription</em></p><p>Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://lrb.me/ata2applesignup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a></p><p>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/ata2signup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><br><p><em>Close Readings Plus</em></p><p>In addition to the episodes, receive all the books under discussion; access to webinars with Emily, Tom and special guests including Amia Srinivasan; and shownotes and further reading from the&nbsp;<em>LRB&nbsp;</em>archive.</p><p>On sale here from 22 November: <a href="https://lrb.me/plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/plus</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
For the final introduction to next year’s full Close Readings programme, Emily Wilson, celebrated classicist and translator of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, returns for a second season of Among the Ancients, to take on another twelve vital works of Greek and Roman literature with the LRB’s Thomas Jones, loosely themed around ‘truth and lies’ – from Aesop’s Fables to Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations.
Authors covered: Hesiod, Aesop, Herodotus, Pindar, Plato, Lucian, Plautus, Terence, Lucan, Tacitus, Juvenal, Apuleius, Marcus Aurelius.
First episode released on 24 January 2024, then on the 24th of each month for the rest of the year.
How to Listen
Close Readings subscription
Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pJoFPq
In other podcast apps: lrb.me/closereadings
Close Readings Plus
In addition to the episodes, receive all the books under discussion; access to webinars with Emily, Tom and special guests including Amia Srinivasan; and shownotes and further reading from the LRB archive.
On sale here from 22 November: lrb.me/plus
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.