Episode 02 extras
Jan 3, 2018
Here are links to some things I mention in Episode 02:
The Preface to Hugo's 1827 play Cromwell, which is also considered the manifesto of his brand of Romanticism, its principles, and what he sees as its place in cultural history: in English or in French.
The novella Claude Gueux (1834)....
Ep02 - I,1,i - ix - Why a Bishop?
Jan 2, 2018
We start our reading of the novel by thinking about the Bishop of Digne, and why Hugo spends so much time on him to start the novel.
Ep01 - Preface²
Jan 2, 2018
An introductory episode, where I tell you a bit about my plans for this podcast, and then we turn to Hugo's brief preface to his long novel.
