November 1, 2005. Listen to Stanford French Professor Joshua Landy speak about the vocation of literature and Marcel Proust's 4000 page novel, A la recherche du temps perdu.

Marcel Proust - A conversation with Joshua Landy

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September 14, 2005. This week we are talking about the modern French novel with Stanford Professor Laura Wittman. We will spend most of the time speaking about Michel Tournier's novel Friday

Michel Tournier - A conversation with Laura Wittman

September 17, 2005. Listen to Professor Girard speak about his theory of mimetic desire in relation to authors like Shakespeare and Cervantes.

Mimetic Desire - A conversation with René Girard

September 17, 2005. This week we talk about sports and athletic beauty with Professor Gumbrecht, whose new book "In praise of athletic beauty" just appeared in Germany.

Athletic Beauty - A conversation with Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht

September 28, 2005. This week we talk about the French Enlightenment with Professor Dan Edelstein. The discussion includes the relationship between the Enlightenment and Totalitarianism.

The Enlightenment - A conversation with Dan Edelstein

October 4, 2005. Listen to Professor Girard speak about his theory of ritual sacrifice and the scapegoat in relation to myth and religion from the Old Testament to Ancient Greek Tragedy to Nietzsche.

Marcel Proust - A conversation with Joshua Landy

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