In today’s episode, we share a bunch of bookish pairings for our favorite period dramas, plus a few on our To Be Watched list. Recording this episode brought us back to one of our earliest podcasting memories—Episode Four: Comforting Classics and Other Absorbing Reads. Whether you need a comforting show to watch in the dwindling days of winter, or you’re looking for a new period drama to practice reading TV, we’ve got you covered.
Wharton in Winter
We’re having the most fun recapping The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton for Literature Scholars on Patreon. We also taught a class on how and why to annotate, and that replay is available now. For just $10 per month, you can access our entire backlog of classes and join us for Wharton in Winter. We’ll be recapping and discussing the Gilded Age through the end of this month, so it’s not too late! Take note of our upcoming Patreon events:
On Wednesday February 14th, we will teach a class on New Historicism.
On Wednesday February 28th, we will discuss Books Three through Five and conclude The Custom of the Country with book club.
Extra Resources
The past, present, and future of the period drama (New Yorker)
Pride and Prejudice, period dramas, and the female gaze (Frida Cinema)
The rationale behind the modern obsession with period dramas (Harvard Crimson)
Brandon Taylor on the sentimental period drama (worth another read, on Substack)
We will be back in your podcast feeds soon with our Edith Wharton discussion episode. Until then, we declare after all, there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book.
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