502 Persuasion by Jane Austen | My Last Book with Stephen Dobranski
The History of Literature
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The End of Persuasion
Jane Austen began writing persuasion in August of the following year. Ralph Waldo Emerson said that Austen's novels are, quote, imprisoned in the wretched conventions of English society without genius, wit, or knowledge of the world. This time we'll hear from our guest, Stephen Dobransky speaking of Milton. We choose something by John Milton for the last book he will ever read. Perhaps Paradise Lost or Paradise Regained will find out after this.
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