65 episodes
The Les Misérables Reading Companion Briana Lewis
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The Podcast about Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. In each episode, I will comment on a section of the book, to make it a bit less daunting, and hopefully help you enjoy it a bit more. I am a professor, but this podcast is created with a non-academic, non-expert, non-French-speaking audience in mind--that is, anyone who'd like to dive into this classic!
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Ep01 - Preface²
An introductory episode, where I tell you a bit about my plans for this podcast, and then we turn to Hugo's brief preface to his long novel.
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Ep02 - I,1,i - ix - Why a Bishop?
We start our reading of the novel by thinking about the Bishop of Digne, and why Hugo spends so much time on him to start the novel.
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Ep03 - I,1,x - xiv - The Bishop, Builder of Bridges
We look at the various ways in which the Bishop spans cultural and political divides.
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Ep04 - I,2,i-v - How to Feed the Body and Soul
We meet Jean Valjean, as he arrives in Digne and first encounters the Bishop.
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Ep05 - I,2,vi-ix - Understanding Despair
We consider our first glimpse behind the veil, into Jean Valjean's mind.
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Ep06 - I,2,x-xiii - The Bishop's Real Work
We explore the famous scene(s) that will change Jean Valjean's life.