Andrew and Wen are joined by writer, actor and comedian Jackie Monahan (Wild Nights with Emily, These Lips, Last Comic Standing, The Foxy Merkins) to discuss the greatest women writers of the 18th and 19th century! From Austen to Shelley, they explain the history of the novel, how these amazing women invented entire new genres and changed the world of literature forever!
Wen and Andrew sit down with Jackie Monahan (These Lips, Eric Andre Show, Last Comic Standing, Wild Nights with Emily, The Foxy Merkins) to talk about the history of women in literature. First the surprisingly recent invention of the novel, Mary Shelley creating the genre of science fiction and Charlotte Brontë devising the first person narrative! They discuss some of their favorite novels, and break down the revolutionary writing forms you couldn't even imagine never existing, and then the women that first conceived them! And finally, they discuss one of the greatest poets of all time, Emily Dickinson. They cover her life, her work, her secrets, and finally, Where It Went Wrong (hint: it involves the patriarchy)!
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