Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: The central figure of the enigmatic Heathcliff; The 'threshold' sense of the gothic and the psychological; The dual narratives and a shifting sense of the two Catherines. This session discusses some dram
Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: Biographical facts and influences in the narrative; The locale and cultural setting of the narrative; Dramatic and poetic qualities of the language. This session discusses the biographical and historical
Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: The central figure of Tess and her struggle with two men; The psychological and economic influences in male and female characters; The dramatic conflict between determinism and chance. This session discu
Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: Biographical facts and influences in the narrative; The locale and cultural setting of the narrative; Dramatic and metaphorical qualities of the language. This session discusses the biographical and hist
Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: The central figure of Nora and her struggle with a changing consciousness ofher role and self; The psychological and economic motives of male and female characters; The influence of the past as a disrup
Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: biographical facts and influences in the narrative; the locale and cultural setting of the narrative; dramatic and metaphorical qualities of the language. This session discusses the biographical and hist
Mark and Durga introduce and comment on: the dual focus on Levin and Anna; Anna's devotion to others and the 'trap' that leads to her tragic downfall; Tolstoy's optimistic ending. This session discusses the search for happiness by two focal cha
Mark and Durga introduce and comment on: a retrospective comparison of major female characters in the podcasts to date; biographical facts and influences on the narrative; the locale and cultural setting of the narrative. This session discusses
Mark and Durga introduce and comment on: the husband of Madame Bovary; the status and outlook of Madame Bovary; the woman's struggle for sexual expression and 'happiness' in provincial middle class society. This session discusses the stifling a
Durga and Mark introduce and comment on: biographical facts and influences in the narrative; the locale and cultural setting of the narrative; aspects of the modern novel identified in the narrative. This session discusses the biographical and
Mark and Durga continue their conversation about the two main female influences on Hamlet, this time focusing on the character of Ophelia. This session discusses the 'passivity' of Ophelia; Hamlet's treatment of Ophelia; the role of Ophelia's b
Mark and Durga introduce and comment on Hamlet's place in world literature as one of the most complex plays ever written; the role of the ghost and the theme of revenge; Gertrude's character: 'seeming virtuous' Queen, or pragmatic woman of the
Mark and Durga introduce and comment on the Wife of Bath's Tale; the tale as a comedy of manners and the woman's struggle for power in the battle of the sexes.