Hardcore Literature

By Benjamin McEvoyEducation Arts Books Courses

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Hardcore Literature episodes

July 22, 2020 Ep 11 - Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Today we're kicking off a new series called 'The Psychological Significance of the Classic Myths', starting with the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses.

We'll discuss the dangers of creating your own reality, taking risks, hubris, arrogance, living a life of virtue, sin, the fall of Lucifer, the Dunning Krueger Effect, poetry from W. H. Auden and William Carlos Williams, paintings by Titian and Brueghel, and much more.
1 hr 1 min
July 20, 2020 Ep 10 - Aristotle's Virtues: Ambition and Good Temper
Today's Hardcore Literature episode is about Aristotle's ethicsand the virtues of ambition and good temper.

We're talking about honour, how to cultivate the right ambition, snowflake syndrome, the four common types of anger, how to challenge your unconscious underlying beliefs about the world, and much more. And I'm giving away three copies of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Information on how to get hold of a copy at the beginning of the episode and further below.
33 min
July 17, 2020 Ep 9 - How to Read and Appreciate Short Stories
32 min
July 09, 2020 Ep 8 - How to Read the Complete Works of Shakespeare in a Year
15 min
June 26, 2020 Ep 7 - Aristotle's Virtues: Magnificence and Pride
41 min
April 22, 2020 Ep 6 - Aristotle's Virtues: Courage, Temperance, Generosity
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Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading!

- Benjamin
59 min
April 13, 2020 Ep 5 - The Poetry of Rumi
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- Benjamin

1 hr 20 min
December 26, 2019 Ep 4 - The Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle)
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2. Join in the fun over at the Hardcore Literature Book Club: patreon.com/hardcoreliterature

Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading!

- Benjamin
32 min
November 19, 2019 Ep 3 - Letters to a Young Poet (Rainer Maria Rilke)
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Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading!

- Benjamin
52 min
November 15, 2019 Ep 2 - Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
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Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading!

- Benjamin
42 min

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Welcome to your new favourite book club. If you enjoy deep dives into the greatest books ever written, you will love Hardcore Literature. Provocative poems, evocative epics, and life-changing literary…