Episodes

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Saul Bellow's Herzog 14.11.2025 10:19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the ninth in a 15-week sequence on the modern American novel. It conc...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man 07.11.2025 15:53

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 15 minutes are free, is the eighth in a 15-week sequence on the modern American novel. It con...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! 31.10.2025 10:23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the eighth in a 15-week sequence on the modern American novel. It con...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Djuna Barnes's Nightwood 24.10.2025 10:04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the seventh in a 15-week sequence on the modern American novel. It co...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Gertrude Stein's The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas 17.10.2025 10:08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the sixth in a 15-week sequence on the modern American novel. It conc...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Jean Toomer's Cane 10.10.2025 10:16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the fifth in a 15-week sequence on the modern American novel. It conc...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Willa Cather's O Pioneers! 03.10.2025 2:13:30

Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, which is free in its entirety, is the fourth in a sequence on the American novel. It concerns O Pioneers! by Willa Cather. We discuss Cather’s biography, critical reception, literary influences, claim to...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth 26.09.2025 10:13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the third in a 14-week sequence on the American novel. It concerns Th...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn 19.09.2025 10:01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the second in a 14-week sequence on the American novel. It concerns T...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady 12.09.2025 10:11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the first in a 14-week sequence on the American novel. It concerns He...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: John Milton's Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes 29.08.2025 10:07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the fourth in a four-week sequence on the works of John Milton. It co...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: John Milton's Paradise Lost (2) 22.08.2025 10:09

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the third in a four-week sequence on the works of John Milton. It con...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: John Milton's Paradise Lost (1) 15.08.2025 10:34

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the second in a four-week sequence on the works of John Milton. It co...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: John Milton's Comus, Lycidas, and Areopagitica 08.08.2025 10:01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the first in a four-week sequence on the works of John Milton. It con...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: William Shakespeare's The Tempest 01.08.2025 22:16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 20 minutes are free, is the final in an eight-week sequence on the plays of Shakespeare. It c...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: William Shakespeare's Coriolanus 25.07.2025 10:01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the seventh in an eight-week sequence on the plays of Shakespeare. It...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra 18.07.2025 10:05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the sixth in an eight-week sequence on the plays of Shakespeare. It c...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: William Shakespeare's King Lear 11.07.2025 10:04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the fifth in an eight-week sequence on the plays of Shakespeare. It c...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: William Shakespeare's Hamlet 04.07.2025 10:05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the fourth in an eight-week sequence on the plays of Shakespeare. It...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure 27.06.2025 10:09

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the third in an eight-week sequence on the plays of Shakespeare. It c...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: William Shakespeare's As You Like It 20.06.2025 10:01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the second in an eight-week sequence on the plays of Shakespeare. It...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream 13.06.2025 10:31

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, is the first in an eight-week sequence on the plays of Shakespeare. It d...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Jorge Luis Borges's Ficciones 06.06.2025 10:02

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 10 minutes are free, concerns Jorge Luis Borges’s Ficciones . We discuss Borges’s influence o...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Franz Kafka's The Trial 30.05.2025 19:42

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 20 minutes are free, concerns Franz Kafka’s The Trial . I discuss Kafka’s biography and the m...

THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies 23.05.2025 20:09

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit grandhotelabyss.substack.com Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here . The 2024 archive is here . This episode, of which the first 20 minutes are free, concerns Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies . We consider Rilke’s biogra...