381 C Subramania Bharati (with Mira T Sundara...

“A sonnet,” said the poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “is a moment’s monument.” But who invented the sonnet? Who brought it to prominence? How has it changed over the years? And why does this form continue to be so compelling? In this episode of the History of Literature, we take a b ...  Afficher plus

Stephen Mitchell has translated or adapted some of the world's most beautiful and spiritually rich texts, including The Gospel According to Jesus, The Book of Job, Gilgamesh, Tao Te Ching, Bhagavad Gita, The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, ...  Afficher plus

இலக்கியத்தின் இயல்நயம் சுவைக்க இயலாதோர்க்காய், புதியநடையில் புதுக்கவிதையில் இளங்கோவடிகளின் சிலப்பதிகாரத்தின் தமிழிலக்கிய சாறிலிருந்து புதிய ரசம் தயாரிக்கும் முயற்சியே மருது & அந்தோணியின் கண்ணகி காவியம் தமிழ் போட்காஸ்ட். Silapathikaram is considered to be a literary masterpiece an ...  Afficher plus

Amrita Sher-Gil, born in 1913 to a Sikh aristocrat and a Hungarian-Jewish opera singer, was a trailblazing artist who blended European and Indian influences. After studying art in Paris and achieving early success at the Grand Salon, she returned to India in 1934. Though initiall ...  Afficher plus

En la vida, muchas veces adoptamos filosofías, expresiones e incluso comportamientos que no obedecen a nuestros contextos inmediatos; tal vez por mayor empatía con unas u otras, lo cual nos lleva a construir nuestras propias identidades. Otras veces nos quedamos con nuestros pasa ...  Afficher plus

Show notes:

Let’s just be real with it: we’re very nosy people. It’s why we’ve always been interested in other people’s stories and why we love books so much. And it’s why we’re both drawn to the historical fiction genre. We get to dive into the past ...