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This time on Bookworm History we're discussing the "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili", one of the most enigmatic books ever written, and the Aldine Press, one of the most prestigious publishing houses in history!
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Today on the podcast we dive into the life and career of one of history's most prolific illustrators, the genius engraver Gustave Doré!
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We wax poetic in the most epic of ways! Today we dive into the history behind "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer! It's a story that has a little of everything! Warriors! Archeologists! Papyrus!
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On this episode we're combining legend, religion, and history with just a dash of exotic travel as we go in search of the legendary realm of Prester John!
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On this episode of the Bookworm History podcast, it's "All for one and one for all!" as we dive into the story and the history behind Alexandre Dumas' swashbuckling classic "The Three Musketeers"!
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Welcome to the inaugural Bookworm History podcast! Today we're delving into the real world behind Christopher Marlowe's immortal "Doctor Faustus", the brilliant-but-bored German magician who sold his soul to the devil. Before he was ever immortalized by Marlowe, Faust was a real person (although a pretty cut-rate magician who probably didn't sell his soul to the devil). Magic! Demons! A maddeningly non-linear story of publication! All that and more!
