Episode 287: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, "Tiger, Tiger"
The Literary Life Podcast
Angelina Stanford
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas wrap up their discussion of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling with the final Mowgli story–"Tiger, Tiger." Before beginning to talk about the story, the chat a little about Kipling's other works and his place in literary history and what sort of writer he was. In this section, Angelina points out the parallels to the first story, as well as the mythic qualities of the whole tale. Together they cover the various ideas in this section, including the ideas of belonging, freedom and boundaries, and heroism.
Join is next week for an episode on "Literary Milestones" in the life of a reader. After that we will begin a new series on Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence.
Over at House of Humane Letters, a new webinar is now available for registration. It is taught by Heather Goodman and is titled "Coleridge's Imagination: Restoring the Chain of Being." Also, check out this year's Back to School Online Conference, "Educating the Freeborn," over at MorningTimeforMoms.com to get registered and hear all of this year's amazing speakers!
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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. |
| 1:12.6 | Welcome back to the Literary Life podcast. |
| 1:30.8 | I'm Angelina Stanford, and with me is my... |
| 1:34.5 | I don't know. |
| 1:36.3 | Are you the bagheera to my Mowgli? |
| 1:38.9 | Am I Mowgli? |
| 1:40.2 | I don't really think of no... |
| 1:41.8 | A Mowgli. |
| 1:42.5 | I don't think there is a U character in this. Okay. |
| 1:44.4 | I took so hard to like somehow put us in every story, but it's just not, I don't think it's going to work this time. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. See, we're nobody in the jungle book. Let's start. We'll try that again. Welcome to the literary life podcast. We are not in the jungle book. I'm Angelina Stanford, and this is the mysterious Mr. Banks. |
| 1:45.4 | Hello, hello. |
| 1:46.4 | And we are here. We are not in the jungle book. I'm Angela Stanford and this is the mysterious Mr. Banks. |
| 2:03.5 | Hello, hello. |
| 2:04.6 | And we are here once again with Cindy Rawls and Cindy now you might actually be in the book |
| 2:10.2 | though. |
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