Episode 252: “An Ideal Husband” by Oscar Wilde, Intro and Act 1
The Literary Life Podcast
Angelina Stanford
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2024
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and a new series on Oscar Wilde’s play An Ideal Husband. This week hosts Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks will give an introduction to Oscar Wilde and the time period in which he wrote this play, then discuss Act 1. They discuss the cultural pendulum swing that happened in the Late Victorian period into the Edwardian era, as well as the Aesthetic Movement as it relates to literary development. As they begin the discussion of this play itself, they talk about how Wilde wrote his plays not just for the stage but also to be read. Thomas and Angelina talk a little about each character who is introduced in this first act and make some notes about the elements also found in Greek plays.
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| 0:00.0 | This is not just another book chat podcast. |
| 0:21.6 | Lifelong reader Cindy Rollins joins teachers Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks for an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well. |
| 0:32.6 | Explore the lost intellectual tradition and discover how to fully enter end to the great works of literature. |
| 0:40.2 | Learn what books mean while delighting in the sheer joy of imagination. Each week, we will rescue |
| 0:47.1 | story from the ivory tower and bring it to your couch, your kitchen, and your commute. The literary life is for everyone because in the |
| 0:55.9 | words of Stratford Caldecott, to be enchanted by story is to be granted a deeper insight into |
| 1:02.2 | reality. Join us for an ever-unfolding discussion of how stories will save the world. |
| 1:09.7 | This is the Literary Life Podcast. |
| 1:32.8 | Hello and welcome or welcome back to the Literary Life podcast. |
| 1:36.8 | I'm Angelina Stanford, and I am here with my ideal husband. |
| 1:38.3 | I knew you were going to go there. I'm blushing now. |
| 1:40.3 | I'm blushing. |
| 1:40.7 | You can probably hear me blushing. |
| 1:42.2 | Mysterious Mr. Banks. |
| 1:44.8 | Who will never go into politics. |
| 1:46.5 | Please don't. |
| 1:47.1 | Invest in any canal schemes. |
| 1:48.5 | Invest in our future in some canal schemes. |
| 1:51.3 | Please, please do not. |
| 1:53.7 | Today we are going to begin our series on Oscar Wilde's play, an ideal husband. |
| 1:59.3 | And yeah, stick around. |
| 2:00.5 | You'll not only learned something about the |
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