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S3E56 Ash is joined by writer, researcher and fellow podcaster Eilish Mulholland to discuss Sylvia Plath's late poem, A Birthday Present. In it, a woman is taunted by a mysterious veiled gift, the significance of which is initially unclear.

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro:A Birthday Present (1963)

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S3E55 Gods, werewolves and giants abound as Ash takes a look at the story of Lycaon in Book 1 of Ovid's Metamorphoses.

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro:An American Werewolf in London (1981)

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S3E54 Today, Ash is once again joined by Amanda Golden, to discuss her bookAnnotating Modernism, a study of the marginalia of Sylvia Plath, John Berryman, Anne Sexton and others. Check out Amanda's work here:

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro:The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)

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S3E53 'I shall never get you put together entirely,' begins 'The Colossus', which later became the title poem of Plath's collection published in 1960. Today Ash is joined by Amanda Golden, author ofAnnotating Modernism, to discuss the poem, and Plath's life at the time of writing. Check out Amanda's work here:

https://www.agoldenphd.com/

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro:The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)

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S3E52 Ash is joined once again by Mark Walker, who has written the first English verse translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth'sLife of Merlin. Tune in for a conversation about the process of translation, eccentricity and the Latin Hobbit.

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S3E51 On today's episode we return to Geoffrey of Monmouth, and look at his narrative poem,The Life of Merlin. Joining Ash on the podcast is Mark Walker, who has written the first English translation of the poem.

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro:Excalibur(1981)

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S3E50 What did actors in Shakespeare's day sound like? To answer that question, Ash is once again joined by Ben Crystal, author ofShakespeare on Toastand expert in the field of original pronunciation.

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S3E49 We have finally arrived at the end of Shakespeare's History plays, with the riotousRichard III. Joining Ash to discuss the play is Ben Crystal, author ofShakespeare on Toast and specialist in the field of original pronunciation, which we'll be discussing more on tomorrow's extended interview.

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S3E48 Ash is once again joined by biographer Carl Rollyson to discuss his biographies of Sylvia Plath, and some of the challenges facing those who write about her. Find out more about Carl's work here: Carl Rollyson - Works

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S3E47 Ash is joined by biographer Carl Rollyson to discuss the life of one of the greatest twentieth century poets, Sylvia Plath. Find out more about Carl's work here: Carl Rollyson - Works

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