About this episode
The episode explores the role of eccentrics and outsiders in English culture through various discussions and a literary analysis.
How has the figure of the outsider or eccentric has been used to explore English culture, history, politics, and our relationship with nature and the countryside? Matthew Sweet discusses, including a re-reading of Sylvia Townsend Warner's 1926 novel Lolly Willowes, in which a middle aged woman leaves her suburban life behind to become a witch. With philosopher Charles Foster, literary historian Jade Munslow Ong, political philosopher Sophie Scott Brown, and psychotherapist Mark Vernon. Producer: Luke Mulhall
People in this episode
Host: Matthew Sweet
Guests: Charles Foster, Jade Munslow Ong, Sophie Scott Brown, Mark Vernon
Topics covered
- outsiders
- eccentrics
- English culture
- history
- politics
- nature
- countryside
Keywords
- eccentrics
- outsiders
- English culture
- Lolly Willowes
- Sylvia Townsend Warner
- nature
- countryside
- politics
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Lolly Willowes
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