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  • Haunted (Wuthering Heights, Part 1)

    October 5, 2026 · 32 min

    In Part 1 of our discussion on Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, we welcome editor Deborah Lutz to discuss collaborative writing amongst the Brontë sisters, the initially negative reception of Wuthering Heights, and the process of…

  • An Account of Yourself (Walden, Part 2)

    September 21, 2026 · 31 min

    In Part 2 of our discussion on Henry David Thoreau's Walden, editor Jedediah Britton-Purdy returns to discuss misconceptions about the author's philosophy, the balancing act of isolation and civic duty, and Thoreau's possible influence on…

  • Thoreau is Punk! (Walden, Part 1)

    September 7, 2026 · 33 min

    In Part 1 of our discussion on Henry David Thoreau's Walden, we welcome editor Jedediah Britton-Purdy to discuss the relevance of Thoreau's questions about modernity to today's AI debate, the similarities and differences between Thoreau…

  • Who Doesn't Understand Thunder? (The Odyssey, Part 2)

    August 4, 2026 · 31 min

    In Part 2 of our discussion on Homer's Odyssey, translator Emily Wilson returns to discuss the cinematic spectacle of Christopher Nolan's film, the different responsibilities of translation and adaptation, and the challenges of weaving…

  • A Complicated Man (The Odyssey, Part 1)

    August 3, 2026 · 34 min

    In Part 1 of our discussion on Homer's Odyssey, we welcome translator Emily Wilson to discuss Odysseus as a complicated character, the roles of women and divine beings in the poem, and the centuries-old stories within stories that pose…

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  • Written in Gold (The Golden Ass, Part 2)

    July 13, 2026 · 28 min

    In Part 2 of our discussion on Apuleius's The Golden Ass, translator Ellen Finkelpearl returns to discuss the striking cover of the Norton Library edition, her favorite line from the text and the paradox of the title, and the ways Apuleius…

  • Doesn't Everybody Want to Be a Bird? (The Golden Ass, Part 1)

    June 29, 2026 · 27 min

    In Part 1 of our discussion on Apuleius's The Golden Ass, we welcome translator Ellen Finkelpearl to discuss the author's surviving and lost works, the process of translating such an ancient text, and the challenge of preserving Apuleius's…

  • Who's Sorry Now? (Crime and Punishment, Part 2)

    June 15, 2026 · 30 min

    In Part 2 of our discussion on Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, translator Michael Katz returns to discuss the symbolic colors of the cover of the Norton Library edition, his first encounter with Dostoevsky's work and other…

  • The Quintessential Russian Novel (Crime and Punishment, Part 1)

    June 1, 2026 · 32 min

    In Part 1 of our discussion on Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, we welcome translator Michael Katz to discuss the effects of Dostoevsky's personal and family life on his writing, the "big questions of life" and morality woven into…

  • Why We Read Controversial Texts (Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part 2)

    May 18, 2026 · 30 min

    In Part 2 of our discussion on Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, editor Susan M. Ryan returns to discuss the artistic inspiration behind the Norton Library edition, her favorite scene in the book, and the essential historical…

  • Tears with a Purpose (Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part 1)

    May 4, 2026 · 30 min

    In Part 1 of our discussion on Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, we welcome editor Susan M. Ryan to discuss the author's background and politics, the book's reception as both political commentary and nonpolitical drama, and the…

  • Life is Made of Ever So Many Partings Welded Together (Great Expectations, Part 2)

    April 20, 2026 · 32 min

    In Part 2 of our discussion on Charles Dickens's Great Expectations, editor Daniel Wright returns to discuss the appropriately rich color scheme of the Norton Library edition, his favorite awkward and heartbreaking line from the novel, and…

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About the show

Welcome to the Norton Library Podcast, where we explore influential works of literature and philosophy with the leading scholars and teachers behind Norton’s newest series of classics. In each episode, with a Norton Library editor or translator as our guide, we'll learn something new and surprising about these classic works—why they endure, and what it means to read them today. Hosted by Mark Cirino and produced by Michael Von Cannon, the co-creators of the Hemingway Society's popular show One True Podcast.