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What do Jane Austen, Simone de Beauvoir and Herodotus have in common?
They all appear in three of this year’s Close Readings series, in which a pair of LRB contributors explore an area of literature through a selection of key works. This week, we’re revisiting some of the highlights from subscriber-only episodes: Clare Bucknell and Colin Burrow on Emma, Judith Butler and Adam Shatz on The Second Sex, and Emily Wilson and Thomas Jones on Herodotus’ Histories.
To listen to these episodes in full, subscribe to Close Readings:
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What do Jane Austen, Simone de Beauvoir and Herodotus have in common?
They all appear in three of this year’s Close Readings series, in which a pair of LRB contributors explore an area of literature through a selection of key works. This week, we’re revisiting some of the highlights from subscriber-only episodes: Clare Bucknell and Colin Burrow on Emma, Judith Butler and Adam Shatz on The Second Sex, and Emily Wilson and Thomas Jones on Herodotus’ Histories.
To listen to these episodes in full, subscribe to Close Readings:
Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Md5fd5
In other podcast apps: https://lrb.me/audio
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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