In this episode, we have the privilege to have the fan favorite Lisa Ledson return to the wonderful world of An Aesthetic Education. Our conversation covers a variety of topics from Lisa's experiences in 2024, the ups and down of the art market, and exciting opportunities that arise when fate intervenes.

Lisa's Links:

Website

Instagram

Written & Presented by Jeremy Rosen

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Welcome back to a new episode of An Aesthetic Education, as we head towards the end of the year and the end of our second season. Our last two episodes of this season will take us back in time to explore the origins of the English language and literature by diving into the world of Anglo-Saxon, England and the story of Beowulf.

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READING LIST:

Peter S. Baker (ed.), The Beowulf Reader (Routledge, 2000)

R. E. Bjork and J. D. Niles, A Beowulf Handbook (Liverpool University Press, 1997)

R. E. Bjork, R. D. Fulk and J. D. Niles (eds.), Klaeber’s Beowulf (University of Toronto Press, 2008)

R. D. Fulk (ed.), The Beowulf Manuscript (Harvard University Press, 2010)

R. D. Fulk, Interpretations of Beowulf: A Critical Anthology (Indiana University Press, 1991)

Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature (Cambridge University Press, 2013)

E. B. Irving, Rereading Beowulf (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992)

Andy Orchard, A Critical Companion to Beowulf (Boydell and Brewer, 2003)

Andy Orchard, Pride and Prodigies: Studies in the Monsters of the Beowulf Manuscript (University of Toronto Press, 2003)

J. R. R. Tolkien and C. Tolkien, Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary (Houghton Mifflin, 2014)

Welcome back to a our final episode of our second season An Aesthetic Education. Our last two episodes of this season will take us back in time to explore the origins of the English language and literature by diving into the world of Anglo-Saxon, England and the story of Beowulf.

Written & Presented by Jeremy Rosen

All Rights Reserved Altalena Inc. 

READING LIST:

Peter S. Baker (ed.), The Beowulf Reader (Routledge, 2000)

R. E. Bjork and J. D. Niles, A Beowulf Handbook (Liverpool University Press, 1997)

R. E. Bjork, R. D. Fulk and J. D. Niles (eds.), Klaeber’s Beowulf (University of Toronto Press, 2008)

R. D. Fulk (ed.), The Beowulf Manuscript (Harvard University Press, 2010)

R. D. Fulk, Interpretations of Beowulf: A Critical Anthology (Indiana University Press, 1991)

Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature (Cambridge University Press, 2013)

E. B. Irving, Rereading Beowulf (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992)

Andy Orchard, A Critical Companion to Beowulf (Boydell and Brewer, 2003)

Andy Orchard, Pride and Prodigies: Studies in the Monsters of the Beowulf Manuscript (University of Toronto Press, 2003)

J. R. R. Tolkien and C. Tolkien, Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary (Houghton Mifflin, 2014)

Stephen Mitchell, Beowulf (Yale University Press, 2017)

Welcome back to a new episode of our second season of An Aesthetic Education, as we continue on our journey to discover meaning and purpose in art, literature, and beauty. Join us as we explore how the spirit of youth pushed the boundaries of art during the Middle Ages and brought about the greatest form of creative expression the world had ever known.

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Welcome to the next episode of our second season of An Aesthetic Education, as we continue on our journey to discover meaning and purpose in art, literature, and beauty. Let's begin by asking the question what makes art last beyond the confide of its own time? Today, we will look at the development of these ideas during the medieval period by exploring artwork that shows us the transition from feudalism to humanism and the hope that those philosophical changes can still provide to us today.

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In this week's special episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Toby Simpson, Director of the Wiener Holocaust Library in London. Our conversation covers a variety of topics from the the Wiener Holocaust Library's History to its unique role as an institution today.

The Library's Links:

The Wiener Holocaust Library Website

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Welcome to the third episode of our second season of An Aesthetic Education, as we continue on our journey to discover meaning and purpose in art, literature, and beauty. This week we will dive into the origin and power of words with some help from Lorenzo De' Medici.

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Welcome to the second episode of our second season of An Aesthetic Education, as we continue on our journey to discover meaning and purpose in art, literature, and beauty. This week we will continue to explore the wonders of the Middle Ages by examining the fascinating importance of illuminated manuscripts and the history of the Kennicott Bible.

Recommended Books: 

Digital Version of the Kennicott Bible found on the Bodleian Library's Website: https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/8c264b23-f6cc-4f18-98cf-9d75f7175b54/surfaces/1a99fd9e-0d5f-4afc-85b5-bf54a9da4977/

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Welcome to our Spring series, our second season of An Aesthetic Education, as we continue on our journey to discover meaning and purpose in art, literature, and beauty. This series we will be exploring the wonders of the Middle Ages and there is no better place to start this time of renewal with a pilgrimage to Canterbury in the company of the legendary Geoffrey Chaucer. 

Recommended Books: 

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer - A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd

Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England by Liza Picard

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In this week's episode, we have the privilege to speak with Lisa Ledson, an artist from Napa, California. Our conversation covers a variety of topics from Lisa's journey to pursuing a career as an artist, to the nuance and know how needed to make creativity and business work together to achieve long term success. 

Lisa's Links:

Website

Instagram

Written & Presented by Jeremy Rosen

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