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In this podcast we discuss the European literary canon and the history, culture, philosophy, art, and science that surrounds it.© 2026 Vollrath Publishing Arte Historia y Crítica Literaria
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  • Discussing The Oresteia – Part III: Eumenides – By Aeschylus With Evan

    Discussing The Oresteia – Part III: Eumenides – By Aeschylus With Evan
    Mar 30 2026

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    In this episode of Canonball, Evan and I discuss the play "Eumenides," which is the third part of Aeschylus' only extant trilogy "Oresteia," which premiered in 458 BC.

    The cover art for this episode is from a painting titled Pallas Athena that Rembrandt completed in 1657.
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    1 h y 40 m
  • How To Actually Learn Any Language

    How To Actually Learn Any Language
    Mar 6 2026

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    This is a summary of what I think is the best approach to learning a language, based on my experience mastering a foreign language as an adult.

    Here you can download the software that I mentioned, Anki: https://apps.ankiweb.net/

    Here is a page of links to word-frequency lists for German; similar lists can be found online for many other languages:

    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists/German

    The cover art is from the painting "Before the Audience," which Jean-Leon Gerome completed in 1881.

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    18 m
  • Discussing "The Life Of Saint Louis" By Jean De Joinville

    Discussing "The Life Of Saint Louis" By Jean De Joinville
    Feb 28 2026

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    In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Life Of Saint Louis," which Jean de Joinville completed in 1309.

    The cover art for this episode is a painting titled Louis IX that Émile Signol completed in 1844.

    The other painting I mentioned is Saint Louis Mediating Between the King of England and His Barons which Georges Rouget completed in 1820 and can be found here.

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    40 m
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