The History of Literature
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The History of Literature

by Jacke Wilson / The Podglomerate

Category
Books
Frequency
Updated Semiweekly
Language
English
Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. Contact the show at historyofliteraturepodcast@gmail.com.

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Recent Reviews

All about him

Tormansfield6/19/2026

The majority of the wuthering heights episode was him whining about how girls friendzoned him when he was younger. So annoying to listen to. Came to listen to analysis about the book not hear you project your sulky gripes about girls not wanting to date you because you’re a “nice” guy.

Remarkable Racist

chubby baker5/2/2026

Jack says that if you ever use the word woke in a sentence, you are a 100% racist.

Love this Podcast

marketpop4/24/2026

Wuthering Heights was a great discussion. I had to laugh at Jacke’s description of Heathcliff as compared to his young, squeaky clean self. We’ve all known how the opposite sex seems to be attracted to the bad boys/girls. Poor good Jacke. Great work for an interesting piece of literature! Refreshing not to approach it with a bit of humor! Thumbs up!

An incel rant

gb46004/21/2026

Listened to the Wuthering Heights “analysis” and instead got an incel ranting about how he was “too nice” and that’s why no girl liked him back. Completely ignored a lot of the deeper themes of the book (ex. class, racism, and portrayal of female sexuality in the Victorian era) to talk about the “mysteries of the female mind”.

Too much fluff

tayshotzy3/10/2026

Found this podcast after searching for an episode on The Brothers Karamazov. I’m 40 minutes in and he has not even started talking about the book. It feels more like a personal therapy session than a book analysis/discussion.