The Norton Library Podcast
1) It's Never Too Late to Discover Hemingway (A Farewell to Arms, Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, Norton Library podcast host Mark Cirino returns to the guest seat (with producer Michael von Cannon stepping behind the microphone as hos...Show More
2) A Tale of Love and a Tale of War (A Farewell to Arms, Part 1)
In Part 1 of our discussion on Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, we welcome Norton Library podcast host Mark Cirino to the guest seat for the first time (with producer Michael von Cannon stepping behind...Show More
3) Hector and Achilles are More Alike Than You Think (The Iliad, Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on Homer's Iliad, translator Emily Wilson returns to discuss the red and gold cover design of the Norton Library edition, recount her decision to recreate a new translation...Show More
4) Achilles's Job is Beach (The Iliad, Part 1)
In Part 1 of our discussion on Homer's Iliad, we welcome translator Emily Wilson to discuss Homer's life as an "author," the meaning of free will in the context of intervention from gods, and how the ...Show More
5) Jo's Elastic Heart (Little Women, Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, editor Sarah Blackwood returns to discuss the inspiration behind the cover of the Norton Library edition, the book's intended audience,...Show More
6) Life Planning 101 with Louisa May Alcott (Little Women, Part 1)
In Part 1 of our discussion on Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, we welcome editor Sarah Blackwood to discuss the importance of Alcott's family background; her distinct authorial voice in books, journ...Show More
7) Tell Your Students about Edith Wharton! (The Age of Innocence, Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence, editor Sheila Liming returns to discuss challenges for first-time readers, the correlation between fluctuations in Wharton's reputa...Show More
8) A Hieroglyphic World: Social Rules in Wharton's Novel of Manners (The Age of Innocence, Part 1)
In Part 1 of our discussion on Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence, we welcome editor Sheila Liming to discuss the author's friendship with Henry James, a culture of elitism in New York, and the iron...Show More
9) Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" and Hemingway's Flawed Characters (The Sun Also Rises, Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, editor Verna Kale returns to discuss the vintage bullfighting posters that inspired the cover of the Norton Library edition, a "ho...Show More
10) Don't Try This At Home: Hemingway's First Major Novel (The Sun Also Rises, Part 1)
In Part 1 of our discussion on Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, we welcome editor Verna Kale to discuss a young Hemingway's life experience leading up to writing the novel, his captivation with ...Show More