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 Weekly audio essays from leading experts. Read by Leighton Pugh.Copyright 2020. Engelsberg Ideas - All Rights Reserved. Art Literary History & Criticism Political Science Politics & Government World
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  • Madame Bovary and the problem of desire

    Madame Bovary and the problem of desire
    Apr 17 2025
    Marie Daouda, lecturer in French language and literature at the University of Oxford, shows how the pursuit of apparently 'real' desires comes at the expense of collective truth. The consequences can be disastrous. Read by Helen Lloyd.

    FURTHER READING:

    The truth shall set us free | Marie Daouda

    Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit.

    Image: Isabelle Huppert, Madame Bovary 1991. Credit: Collection Christophel / Alamy Stock Photo
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    18 mins
  • Brendan Simms on the German key to European liberty

    Brendan Simms on the German key to European liberty
    Apr 11 2025
    Germany today struggles to muster a serious military response to the Russian challenge. That should trouble keen observers of Europe's history. Read by Helen Lloyd.

    Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit.

    Image: The Congress of Vienna (1814-1815). Napoleon watching the Tsar, the Emperor of Austria and King of Prussia dividing up Europe. Credit: Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy
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    16 mins
  • Iuliia Osmolovska on how Russia negotiates

    Iuliia Osmolovska on how Russia negotiates
    Apr 4 2025
    Ukrainians are better placed than their Western partners to decode the Russian negotiating style. Read by Helen Lloyd.

    Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit.

    Image: Street art in Tbilisi of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin playing chess. Credit: Georg Berg / Alamy Stock Photo
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    34 mins

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