This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "The Theologians" which can be found in Collected Fictions. 

It centers on a (perhaps one-way) rivalry between two Christian theologians, Aurelian and John of Pannonia, in a time when the Christian church is struggling with a number of heresies, some opposed to each other. John and Aurelian both produce refutations of one heresy, and then when Aurelian uses a passage from John's earlier refutation in a new refutation of a different heresy, John is condemned as a heretic.  In the end, Borges suggests, there might not be any real difference between the two men

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Jorge Luis Borges - The Theologians - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "The Shape Of The Sword" which can be found in Collected Fictions. 

Borges listens to a story told by a former Irish revolutionary, marked by a scar across his face. the narrative centers on a physically cowardly and intellectually arrogant comrade, John Vincent Moon, who the narrator will save and protect and then be betrayed by to the British. It will turn out that the narrator himself is that very person Moon, and that he has told the story in that manner to get a full hearing. He then demands that Borges despise him.

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Jorge Luis Borges - The Shape Of The Sword - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "Emma Zunz" which can be found in Collected Fictions. 

It provides an interesting tale of revenge to which Borges gives his usual narrative depth and twists. Emma finds out that her father, who was slandered and sent to prison by the genuine embezzler, Loewenthal, who now owns the mill she works at, and she sets into a motion a plan to bring about justice

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Jorge Luis Borges - Emma Zunz - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote" which can be found in Collected Fictions. 

It focuses specifically on the first portion of the story, where the author discusses Pierre Menard's visible work, of which he provides a definitive and chonological listing, supplemented by "a few vague sonnets", and certain portions of Don Quixote. In this video, we look at some of the common themes, features, and preoccupations of Menard's writing.

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Jorge Luis Borges - Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote - Menard's Visible Work

“entirely mistaken” [CHAS]&nbsp;&nbsp;   &nbsp; The Morley-Montgomery Award-winning article we're discussing this month is by the legendary Jack Tracy, author of The Encyclopedia Sherlockiana and founder of Gaslight Publications. "St. Saviour's, Near King's Cross" appeared in Vol. 27, No. 4 of the Baker Street Journal&nbsp;in 1977 and looked specifically at the church where Mary Sutherland was supposed to marry Hosmer Angel. Previous Sherlockian scholars were unaware of some hidden London history that Tracy was able to uncover. And it's just a Trifle.&nbsp; If you have a question for us, please email us at trifles@ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your inquiry on the show, we'll send you a thank you gift. &nbsp; Don't forget to listen to "Trifling Trifles" — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode. This is a benefit&nbsp;exclusively for our paying subscribers. Check it out (&nbsp;|&nbsp;). &nbsp; Leave&nbsp;Trifles&nbsp;a five-star rating&nbsp;on&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;;&nbsp;listen to this episode here or&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Links     The Morley-Montgomery Award series of episodes (&nbsp;|&nbsp;) All of our social links:&nbsp;  Email us at trifles @&nbsp;&nbsp;    &nbsp;   Music credits Performers:&nbsp;Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.:&nbsp;Washington, DC:&nbsp;. Copyright:&nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;

St. Saviour's, Near King's Cross

Warriors at Salt Creek by Ali Cobby Eckermann

Alora Young is a recent college graduate, actor, poet, and author of Walking Gentry Home: A Memoir of My Foremothers in Verse. She was named the 2020-2021 Youth Poet Laureate of the Southern United States, and has performed her poetry on CNN, CBS, the TEDx stage, and more. Young talks with passion and prowess about how the history and impact of spoken word poetry, generational trauma, navigating Black girlhood & womanhood in America, and neurodivergence & creativity.

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This Week’s Prompt:
Write a poem in which someone is taken to a surprising school.

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Write a poem that touches on hair. 

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ep. 306 - Alora Young

Literary audio book narration sample for the 2026 Penguin Random House Narrator Mentorship Program application. Just under three minutes from the opening of Sylvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic (2020).

Image credits: Book cover design and illustration by Faceout Studio/Tim Green based on images copyrighted by Getty Images and Shutterstock.

Aid literary narration sample - Mexican Gothic, Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

Ο Γιάννης Λαγουδάκης στην ΕΡΤ Βόλου για τον Φιλήσυχο άνδρα

Americans have a romanticized image of English boarding schools. RIBBLESTROP is the opposite of that. Writer Andy Mulligan has created what must be the most dangerous school on planet earth. And this trio of readers at Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, New Jersey, debate whether they'd like to attend. Peter Sagal, playwright and host of NPR's quiz show "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host. &nbsp; Favorite books from Carolina, Jack, and Eleanor: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library - Chris Grabenstein The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls - Claire Legrand Harry Potter - J.K.&nbsp;Rowling Andy Mulligan’s favorite books: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - John Boyne Animal Farm - George Orwell

Back to School Episodes: Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan with Peter Sagal

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