The History Of Literature

When assessing the literature of an era, we tend to think of the works that have made it into the canon - but in so doing, we're in danger of overlooking the many different kinds of books and texts that people were actually reading. In this episode, Jacke talks to Sarah Allison (The Rise of Celebrity Authorship: Nineteenth-Century Print Culture and Antislavery) about the creation of literary celebrity from the nineteenth century's pop culture print forms, including antislavery writing. PLUS popular HOL guest Emily Van Duyne (Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation) stops by to discuss her choice for the last book she will ever read. Join Jacke on a trip through literary England! Join Jacke and fellow literature fans on an eight-day journey through literary England in partnership with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠John Shors Travel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in May 2026! Scheduled stops include The Charles Dickens Museum, Dr. Johnson's house, Jane Austen's Bath, Tolkien's Oxford, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and more. Learn more by em