Episode 656: “Us” is Also the Country that the Poem is About
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we offer a close-reading of the first half of Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb.”
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Literary Criticism on Overthinking It
Episode 365: Everything You Thought You Knew about the Author’s Intention Is Wrong, And What Happens Next Will Blow Your Mind
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle recent Supreme Court decisions, why the law is like a TV Recap, and what Stanley Fish thinks about Aaron Sorkin.
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To Hell With Your Realism
“It’s realistic” doesn’t mean it’s good.
The Death of the Author and of Katy Perry
Did Katy Perry intend to unfollow Russell Brand on Twitter? Or was she thwarted by French literary theorist Roland Barthes?
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Overthinking The Wire (Season 1)
How can all of the characters on The Wire be “well-written” if they all seem like they were written for different shows?
The Musical Talmud: “Get Back” (by Demi Lovato)
Four different close readings on the first single from the first album of the best teen pop act out there.
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Fenzel on Dragon Ball #3: Metonymy and Metaphor
Nothing says “Strongest in the Universe” like proper command of figures of speech!
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Fenzel on Dragon Ball #1: Why Overthink Dragon Ball?
Today begins a series of in-depth discourses on this chi-blasting work of staggering genius.
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A review of the novel Jack Nicholson writes in The Shining
Is this masterpiece the greatest literary work of all time?