77 episodes

Welcome to your new favourite book club. If you enjoy deep dives into the greatest books ever written, you will love Hardcore Literature. Provocative poems, evocative epics, and life-changing literary analyses. We don’t just read the great books - we live them. Together we’ll suck the marrow out of Shakespeare, Homer, and Tolstoy. We’ll relish the most moving art ever committed to the page and stage from every age. Join us on the reading adventure of a lifetime.

Hardcore Literature Benjamin McEvoy

    • Arts
    • 4.8 • 399 Ratings

Welcome to your new favourite book club. If you enjoy deep dives into the greatest books ever written, you will love Hardcore Literature. Provocative poems, evocative epics, and life-changing literary analyses. We don’t just read the great books - we live them. Together we’ll suck the marrow out of Shakespeare, Homer, and Tolstoy. We’ll relish the most moving art ever committed to the page and stage from every age. Join us on the reading adventure of a lifetime.

    Ep 77 - Tartuffe (Molière)

    Ep 77 - Tartuffe (Molière)

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    Thank you so much. Happy listening and reading!
    - Benjamin

    • 1 hr 24 min
    Ep 76 - Hedda Gabler (Ibsen)

    Ep 76 - Hedda Gabler (Ibsen)

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    - Benjamin

    • 1 hr
    Ep 75 - King Lear (Shakespeare)

    Ep 75 - King Lear (Shakespeare)

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    - Benjamin

    • 1 hr 32 min
    Ep 74 - Faust (Goethe)

    Ep 74 - Faust (Goethe)

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    - Benjamin

    • 52 min
    Ep 73 - The Prince (Machiavelli)

    Ep 73 - The Prince (Machiavelli)

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    - Benjamin

    • 1 hr 29 min
    Ep 72 - The Tragedy of Hamlet (Shakespeare)

    Ep 72 - The Tragedy of Hamlet (Shakespeare)

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    - Benjamin

    • 1 hr 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
399 Ratings

399 Ratings

gabrielw6706 ,

Absolutely wonderful

Great insights and discussion that make me want to read more literature than ever before

Adacas ,

Great primer for tough books

Ben covers a lot of the books I feel intimidated to read on their own but I’ve learned to use this podcast as a way to introduce myself to their concepts

maxpatriot1776 ,

A Catholic’s thoughts

I came across your content first in regards to your episode on the novel The Brothers Karamazov. Excellent work

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