Alice Capstick, Rowan Burridge, Dr Peter Groves
Of the Devil's Party
Dark Heroes are everywhere in contemporary popular culture and they have a long and rebellious literary history unknown to many. Unleashed academics, tutors, and ornamental hermits Alice and Rowan do a deep dive into the development of various dark heroic archetypes on a semi-weekly basis. Everything from the Gothic villain, the Byronic Hero, and the femme fatale, to the sex appeal of Satan—we've got you covered. Contact us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.comFollow us on insta: @ofthedevilsparty
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Jun 30, 2026
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Episodes
Macbeth: Act 2 part 2 13.11.2024 1:47:03
Peter and Alice continue their discussion of Macbeth and examine the first of the soliloquies. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash.academia.edu...
Macbeth: Act 2 part 1 - "Is this a dagger?" 24.09.2024 2:11:43
Peter and Alice continue their discussion of Macbeth and examine the first of the soliloquies. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash.academia.edu/Peter...
Macbeth - Act 1 part 4 03.09.2024 1:34:25
Peter and Alice continue their discussion of Macbeth with a focus on relevant context. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash.academia.edu/PeterGrovesco
Macbeth - Act 1 part 3: "Stars hide your fires" 30.08.2024 1:27:43
Peter and Alice continue their discussion of Macbeth with a focus on relevant context. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash.academia.edu/PeterGrovesco
Macbeth - Act 1 part 2 Macbeth and the mafia 14.08.2024 1:56:27
Peter and Alice begin their discussion of Macbeth with a focus on relevant context. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash.academia.edu/PeterGroves
Macbeth - A fair and foul Introduction 15.07.2024 1:23:22
Peter and Alice begin their discussion of Macbeth with a focus on relevant context. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash.academia.edu/PeterGroves
Faustus - Christopher Marlowe: part 7 11.07.2024 1:49:22
Peter and Alice continue their analysis of Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash....
Faustus - Christopher Marlowe: part 6 09.07.2024 1:32:45
Peter and Alice continue their analysis of Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash.academ...
Faustus - Christopher Marlowe: part 5 08.07.2024 1:35:30
Peter and Alice continue their analysis of Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash.academia.edu...
Faustus - Christopher Marlowe: part 4 05.07.2024 1:31:29
Peter and Alice begin their analysis of Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash.academia.edu/PeterGro...
Faustus - Christopher Marlowe: part 3 01.07.2024 1:46:15
Peter and Alice begin their analysis of Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash.academia.edu/PeterGroves
Faustus - Christopher Marlowe: part 2 22.06.2024 1:29:37
Peter and Alice begin their analysis of Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; https://monash.academia.edu/PeterGroves
Winnie the Pooh (of the devil's party) chapter 4, read by Dr. Peter Groves 22.06.2024 9:38
Peter has kindly been recording Winnie the Pooh for the newest addition to our extended podcasting family. Pooh is now out of copyright, so Peter has offered to share it with the world. May it help with bed time for all. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://mon...
An Introduction to The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus - Christopher Marlowe 30.05.2024 1:06:23
Peter and Alice begin their analysis of Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus." They begin by considering the context of the play and the mystery surrounding Marlowe, before explaining the way the play challenges orthodox religious views of the time, and analysing the opening speech from the chorus. They suggest that the play is an Early...
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 8: The Pardoner 03.05.2024 3:01:58
We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 7: The Summoner and his friends 16.04.2024 1:45:54
We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - The Wife of Bath 15.03.2024 1:44:32
We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 5 18.02.2024 1:23:09
We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 4 14.02.2024 1:51:47
We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick; h...
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 3 31.01.2024 1:38:33
We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." Dr Peter Groves continues with us and reads to us in Medieval "english." In this episode we discuss the Friar and the Merchant among other figures present at the pub and consider Chaucer's detailed charact...
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 2 13.01.2024 2:13:02
We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." Dr Peter Groves continues with us and reads to us in Medieval "english." This episode we introduce you to our unreliable narrator—"Geoff"—consider whether Medieval society can really be split into &q...
Winnie the Pooh (of the devil's party) chapter 3, read by Dr. Peter Groves 09.01.2024 7:53
Peter has kindly been recording Winnie the Pooh for the newest addition to our extended podcasting family. Pooh is now out of copyright, so Peter has offered to share it with the world. May it help with bed time for all. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.a...
Winnie the Pooh (of the devil's party) chapter 2, read by Dr. Peter Groves 07.01.2024 9:25
Peter has kindly been recording Winnie the Pooh for the newest addition to our extended podcasting family. Pooh is now out of copyright, so Peter has offered to share it with the world. May it help with bed time for all. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.a...
Winnie the Pooh (of the devil's party) chapter 1, read by Dr. Peter Groves 07.01.2024 13:27
Peter has kindly been recording Winnie the Pooh for the newest addition to our extended podcasting family. Pooh is now out of copyright, so Peter has offered to share it with the world. May it help with bed time for all. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academ...
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 1 27.12.2023 1:32:33
We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." Dr Peter Groves continues with us and reads to us in Medieval "english," explains the "invention" of iambic pentameter, tells us what was so important about spring, and pilgrimage, and Canterbury, an...
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