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The Literary Life Podcast

Episode 275: The Literary Life of Angelina Stanford

The Literary Life Podcast

Angelina Stanford

Education, Selfeducation, Classicaleducation, Reading, Literature, Homeschool, Arts, Books, Charlottemason, Homeeducation, Homeschooling

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 134 minutes

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Summary

Today on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks have a much-awaited conversation all about Angelina’s own literary life and education. Thomas gets to ask the tough questions and put Angelina on the spot in this episode! She begins by sharing her childhood love of books and what her favorite books were when she was young. They then discuss the turning point Angelina had when she read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. She also talk about the reason she so disliked literary analysis when it was introduced in high school and continues to speak out against the new criticism to this day.

Thomas and Angelina then turn to her experience in higher education and how she ended up studying and teaching literature. She highlights the impact Flannery O’Connor had on her, as well as studying with Burton Raffel. After describing her graduate school experience, Angelina shares how and why she walked away from that path to teach her own children and eventually start a school. Finally, looking at what House of Humane Letters, she talks about the joy and blessing of doing what she loves with people who care about the same books and ideas she does.

Please visit HouseofHumaneLetters.com to check out all the past and upcoming classes, conferences, and webinars mentioned in this episode.

To view the full show notes including links to all the books mentioned, head over to our podcast webpage at https://theliterary.life/275

Transcript

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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.

1:30.4

Welcome to the Literary Life podcast.

1:34.6

I'm Angelina Stanford, and I am with the person that I am always with.

1:39.3

Now and forever, my lawfully wedded husband and colleague.

1:40.9

Very much, the food taster.

1:42.8

Thank you for saving my life, like, on a daily basis. You know you've arrived in life when you have a food taster. That's right. He is the mysterious Mr. Banks.

1:49.7

Indeed, indeed. If you're wondering why I had to make a point the fact that we're married,

1:56.0

it confuses people. It confuses people. There's like internet speculation, and it's amusing to me. You don't have to Google who is Angelina Stanford's husband. This is it. He's here. This is him.

2:06.5

If you surprise the number of people on the internet that think that I'm like some kind of cradle robber or something like that. Maybe it's my voice. Maybe my voice comes off.

2:14.8

Having that kind of AARP, you know, credibility.

2:18.2

I'm saying I have a, I have a youthful voice.

2:21.0

A youthful voice.

2:21.7

Yeah.

2:22.0

I think our listeners will find this amusing.

2:24.6

I found myself the object, the subject and the object of an internet scandal recently.

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