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In this podcast we discuss the European literary canon and the history, culture, philosophy, art, and science that surrounds it.

Canonball Alex

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In this podcast we discuss the European literary canon and the history, culture, philosophy, art, and science that surrounds it.

    Discussing Volume II Of "The Decline Of The West" By Oswald Spengler

    Discussing Volume II Of "The Decline Of The West" By Oswald Spengler

    In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume I of "The Decline Of The West," which, subtitled "Form And Actuality," was written by Oswald Spengler and published in 1922. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com

    • 56 min
    Discussing Volume I Of "The Decline Of The West" By Oswald Spengler

    Discussing Volume I Of "The Decline Of The West" By Oswald Spengler

    In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume I of "The Decline Of The West," which, subtitled "Form And Actuality," was written by Oswald Spengler and published in 1918. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.comAlso do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.

    • 58 min
    Discussing Volume III Of "The Gulag Archipelago" By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    Discussing Volume III Of "The Gulag Archipelago" By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume III of "The Gulag Archipelago" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, which was written between 1958 and 1968 and published in 1973.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.comAlso do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.

    • 58 min
    Discussing Volume II Of "The Gulag Archipelago" By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    Discussing Volume II Of "The Gulag Archipelago" By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume II of "The Gulag Archipelago" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, which was written between 1958 and 1968 and published in 1973.Here is a recording of Liebestod, from Tristan and Isolde, which I mentioned:https://youtu.be/07YFIWL_XSI?t=292Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.comAlso do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Discussing Volume I Of "The Gulag Archipelago" By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    Discussing Volume I Of "The Gulag Archipelago" By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume I of "The Gulag Archipelago" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, which was published in 1973.One correction: Since recording this I have found reports that Solzhenitsyn did apply for U.S. citizenship in 1985. I cannot see that he ever received it, though his wife and children did. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.comAlso do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.

    • 52 min
    Discussing "Vanity Fair" By William Makepeace Thackeray

    Discussing "Vanity Fair" By William Makepeace Thackeray

    In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Vanity Fair," which was written by William Makepeace Thackeray and first published in serialized form in 1847-1848. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.comAlso do not hesitate to reach out using the contact form found there.

    • 56 min

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