Episodes

  • 08 - Chapters XXXVI-XXXIX. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

    08 - Chapters XXXVI-XXXIX. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Aug 30 2025
    08 - Chapters XXXVI-XXXIX. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Kay Gibbons writes: “The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine’s desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel.” – As Kay Gibbons points out, Chopin “was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.”
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    35 mins
  • 07 - Chapters XXXI-XXXV. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

    07 - Chapters XXXI-XXXV. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Aug 30 2025
    07 - Chapters XXXI-XXXV. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Kay Gibbons writes: “The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine’s desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel.” – As Kay Gibbons points out, Chopin “was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.”
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    31 mins
  • 06 - Chapters XXVI-XXX. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

    06 - Chapters XXVI-XXX. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Aug 30 2025
    06 - Chapters XXVI-XXX. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Kay Gibbons writes: “The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine’s desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel.” – As Kay Gibbons points out, Chopin “was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.”
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    34 mins
  • 05 - Chapters XXI-XXV. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

    05 - Chapters XXI-XXV. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Aug 30 2025
    05 - Chapters XXI-XXV. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Kay Gibbons writes: “The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine’s desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel.” – As Kay Gibbons points out, Chopin “was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.”
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    44 mins
  • 04 - Chapters XVI-XX. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

    04 - Chapters XVI-XX. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Aug 30 2025
    04 - Chapters XVI-XX. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Kay Gibbons writes: “The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine’s desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel.” – As Kay Gibbons points out, Chopin “was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.”
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    42 mins
  • 03 - Chapters XI-XV. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

    03 - Chapters XI-XV. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Aug 30 2025
    03 - Chapters XI-XV. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Kay Gibbons writes: “The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine’s desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel.” – As Kay Gibbons points out, Chopin “was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.”
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    40 mins
  • 02 - Chapters VI-X. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

    02 - Chapters VI-X. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Aug 30 2025
    02 - Chapters VI-X. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Kay Gibbons writes: “The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine’s desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel.” – As Kay Gibbons points out, Chopin “was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.”
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    53 mins
  • 01 - Chapters I-V. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

    01 - Chapters I-V. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Aug 30 2025
    01 - Chapters I-V. The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
    Kay Gibbons writes: “The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine’s desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel.” – As Kay Gibbons points out, Chopin “was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.”
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    36 mins