What would you consider to be the first modern poem? There can never be a definitive answer, but in today’s extended Litopia Daily, we’re going to hear John Simopoulos, Dean of Degrees at St Catherine’s …
Posts Tagged ‘Simopoulos’
The First Modern Poem
Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street – Mahfouz
It’s our last discussion for a while with John Simopoulos and again, we’re focusing on our series entitled Books That Matter. Galsworthy and Proust? Not worthy to hold a candle to today’s featured author, Mahfouz …
The First Trilogy – Joyce Cary
John Simopoulos is back today with another in our series of Books That Matter to tell us about an author who John knew personally: Joyce Cary. “By the end of his life”, wrote Brad Leithauser …
No Name – Wilkie Collins
John Simopoulos is back today with another in our occasional series of Books That Matter to propose that you spend a little time with “No Name” by English novelist, playwright, and author – Wilkie Collins. …
If This Is a Man – Primo Levi
Another in our occasional series of Books That Matter today, courtesy of Oxford don John Simopoulos. “If This Is a Man” by Primo Levi tells of his own experience of the Holocaust. “His tone throughout …
Books That Matter: Death Comes for the Archbishop
“The greatest American novelist of the 20th century” says Oxford don John Simopoulos of Willa Cather, the author who grew up in Nebraska and is best known for her depictions of frontier life. John recommends …
Books That Matter: The Voices of Marrakesh by Elias Canetti
We’re back with another in our occasional summer series of Books That Matter, chosen and discussed by John Simopoulos, Dean of Degrees of St Catherine’s College, Oxford. Today, we’re talking about “a sublime monster”, as …
Books That Matter: Remnants of a Quiet Life
John Simopoulos, Dean of Degrees of St Catherine’s College, Oxford, is with us again today in an occasional but delightful series we’re running this summer that we’re calling “Books That Matter”. Featuring books and authors …
The Lessons of Haggis
To conclude our week’s worth of all-time great reads, selected by John Simopoulos, Dean of Degrees at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, we end on a note of sublime levity: today’s’s featured author is Beachcomber (J.B. …
Austerlitz
“The most amazing single book that I know.” The words of John Simopoulos, Dean of Degrees at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, talking about today’s featured book – W. G. Sebald‘s Austerlitz – rare praise indeed …
The Blue Flower
John Simopoulos is here again to talk about his personal all-time favorite reads – today’s featured author is Penelope Fitzgerald, and John’s recommendations are The Blue Flower and The Beginning of Spring.
In today’s Write Report, …
As Good As Tolstoy
We continue our new year list of once-in-a-lifetime “must-read” books, as recommended by John Simopoulos, Dean of Degrees at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. Today’s featured work is a South American trilogy by Louis …
Happy New Year!
Hello – we’re back with the first podcast of 2009!
To kick off the new year, we have some truly stunning “must-read” book recommendations for you – there’s no better way to profitably use up those …
Easy way: just click the PLAY button under each show. 
Simply fill in the form under each show and bingo! You’re a critic!
Litopia receives no public funding. For the price of a latté a month, you can keep us going. 
Litopia is the winner
of the first Golden Twits Award for excellence in social media. 
