Literary Autopsy https://www.genthosmedia.com/autopsy/ A production that performs structural, historical, and critical dissections of public domain literature to determine its modern relevance and artistic integrity. en Genthos Media Wed, 27 May 2026 16:47:34 +0000 Grant Halvick A production that performs structural, historical, and critical dissections of public domain literature to determine its modern relevance and artistic integrity. episodic Genthos Media noreply no https://www.genthosmedia.com/content/images/2026/03/artwork-2.jpg Literary Autopsy https://www.genthosmedia.com/autopsy/ Literary Autopsy: 140 Paradise Lost — Toxicology & Verdict https://www.genthosmedia.com/podcast/autopsy-paradise-lost-140/ 69c9873d8eb4c700016394c2 Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Toxicology and final verdict on John Milton's Paradise Lost (1674), assembling three toxicological findings — the gender argument, the theodicy, and the closing books — and rendering the determination: living, and formally inexhaustible. Literary Autopsy: 140 Paradise Lost — Toxicology & Verdict Genthos Media Toxicology and final verdict on John Milton's Paradise Lost (1674), assembling three toxicological findings — the gender argument, the theodicy, and the closing books — and rendering the determination: living, and formally inexhaustible. no Toxicology and final verdict on John Milton's Paradise Lost (1674), assembling three toxicological findings — the gender argument, the theodicy, and the closing books — and rendering the determination: living, and formally inexhaustible. audio-thumbnail
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]]> Literary Autopsy: 138 Paradise Lost — External Examination https://www.genthosmedia.com/podcast/autopsy-paradise-lost-138/ 69c9870d8eb4c700016394b2 Mon, 18 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000 External Examination of John Milton's Paradise Lost (1674 twelve-book text) — the opening installment of a three-episode Cold Case arc establishing the poem's biographical circumstances, narrative surface, formal architecture, relationship to the epic tradition, and historical placement. Literary Autopsy: 138 Paradise Lost — External Examination Genthos Media External Examination of John Milton's Paradise Lost (1674 twelve-book text) — the opening installment of a three-episode Cold Case arc establishing the poem's biographical circumstances, narrative surface, formal architecture, relationship to the epic tradition, and historical placement. no External Examination of John Milton's Paradise Lost (1674 twelve-book text) — the opening installment of a three-episode Cold Case arc establishing the poem's biographical circumstances, narrative surface, formal architecture, relationship to the epic tradition, and historical placement. audio-thumbnail
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]]> Literary Autopsy: 101 The Waste Land https://www.genthosmedia.com/podcast/autopsy-the-waste-land-101/ 69c0ae75f396d80001e6c7e1 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 A standalone Cold Case examination of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land (1922) — External Examination, Internal Dissection, Toxicology, and Verdict — to determine whether the poem still makes demands on a reader willing to meet it without the century of critical scaffolding that has grown around it. Literary Autopsy: 101 The Waste Land Genthos Media A standalone Cold Case examination of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land (1922) — External Examination, Internal Dissection, Toxicology, and Verdict — to determine whether the poem still makes demands on a reader willing to meet it without the century of critical scaffolding that has grown around it. no A standalone Cold Case examination of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land (1922) — External Examination, Internal Dissection, Toxicology, and Verdict — to determine whether the poem still makes demands on a reader willing to meet it without the century of critical scaffolding that has grown around it. audio-thumbnail
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]]> Literary Autopsy: 059 To the Lighthouse — Toxicology & Verdict https://www.genthosmedia.com/podcast/autopsy-to-the-lighthouse-059/ 69b43f8b77399e0001ed467e Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Toxicological examination and final verdict on Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse — the third and final episode of a three-episode Cold Case arc, assembling findings on formal inaccessibility, the contested treatment of Mr Ramsay, and the cultural monument problem before rendering a living... Literary Autopsy: 059 To the Lighthouse — Toxicology & Verdict Genthos Media Toxicological examination and final verdict on Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse — the third and final episode of a three-episode Cold Case arc, assembling findings on formal inaccessibility, the contested treatment of Mr Ramsay, and the cultural monument problem before rendering a living... no Toxicological examination and final verdict on Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse — the third and final episode of a three-episode Cold Case arc, assembling findings on formal inaccessibility, the contested treatment of Mr Ramsay, and the cultural monument problem before rendering a living... audio-thumbnail
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]]> Literary Autopsy: 041 The Turn of the Screw — Internal Dissection & Verdict https://www.genthosmedia.com/podcast/autopsy-the-turn-of-the-screw-041/ 69b19bd477399e0001ed4666 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Internal Dissection and Verdict for Henry James's The Turn of the Screw (1898) — examining the prose mechanism of the novella's governing ambiguity at the sentence level, then opening to three callers representing the ghost reading, the psychological reading, and the formal-ambiguity reading,... Literary Autopsy: 041 The Turn of the Screw — Internal Dissection & Verdict Genthos Media Internal Dissection and Verdict for Henry James's The Turn of the Screw (1898) — examining the prose mechanism of the novella's governing ambiguity at the sentence level, then opening to three callers representing the ghost reading, the psychological reading, and the formal-ambiguity reading,... no Internal Dissection and Verdict for Henry James's The Turn of the Screw (1898) — examining the prose mechanism of the novella's governing ambiguity at the sentence level, then opening to three callers representing the ghost reading, the psychological reading, and the formal-ambiguity reading,... audio-thumbnail
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]]> Literary Autopsy: 011 The Awakening https://www.genthosmedia.com/podcast/autopsy-the-awakening-011/ 69e63cde57b8d00001cadc63 Sun, 11 Jan 2026 23:15:00 +0000 Whether Chopin's novel was simply ahead of its time — or whether being ahead of one's time is a more complicated finding than it sounds. Literary Autopsy: 011 The Awakening Genthos Media Whether Chopin's novel was simply ahead of its time — or whether being ahead of one's time is a more complicated finding than it sounds. no Whether Chopin's novel was simply ahead of its time — or whether being ahead of one's time is a more complicated finding than it sounds. audio-thumbnail
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]]> Literary Autopsy: 010 Heart of Darkness — Toxicology & Verdict https://www.genthosmedia.com/podcast/autopsy-heart-of-darkness-010/ 69dba06bd67dec00014de7e2 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:15:00 +0000 Whether Conrad's novella is a diagnosis of imperialism or a symptom of it — and whether that question has a clean answer. Literary Autopsy: 010 Heart of Darkness — Toxicology & Verdict Genthos Media Whether Conrad's novella is a diagnosis of imperialism or a symptom of it — and whether that question has a clean answer. no Whether Conrad's novella is a diagnosis of imperialism or a symptom of it — and whether that question has a clean answer. audio-thumbnail
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]]> Literary Autopsy: 004 Hamlet — Toxicology & Verdict https://www.genthosmedia.com/podcast/autopsy-hamlet-004/ 69af80603ff451000158d04b Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Toxicological examination and final verdict on Shakespeare's Hamlet — assembling three findings on Ophelia's structural erasure, the decay of the revenge framework, and the critical apparatus problem, then rendering the determination: living, on conditions. Literary Autopsy: 004 Hamlet — Toxicology & Verdict Genthos Media Toxicological examination and final verdict on Shakespeare's Hamlet — assembling three findings on Ophelia's structural erasure, the decay of the revenge framework, and the critical apparatus problem, then rendering the determination: living, on conditions. no Toxicological examination and final verdict on Shakespeare's Hamlet — assembling three findings on Ophelia's structural erasure, the decay of the revenge framework, and the critical apparatus problem, then rendering the determination: living, on conditions. audio-thumbnail
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]]> Literary Autopsy: 001 Frankenstein https://www.genthosmedia.com/podcast/autopsy-frankenstein-001/ 69af803c3ff451000158d033 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000 A standalone forensic examination of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) through the complete Cold Case arc — External Examination, Internal Dissection, Toxicology, and Verdict — to determine whether the novel is still alive or whether two centuries of adaptation have consumed the original. Literary Autopsy: 001 Frankenstein Genthos Media A standalone forensic examination of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) through the complete Cold Case arc — External Examination, Internal Dissection, Toxicology, and Verdict — to determine whether the novel is still alive or whether two centuries of adaptation have consumed the original. no A standalone forensic examination of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) through the complete Cold Case arc — External Examination, Internal Dissection, Toxicology, and Verdict — to determine whether the novel is still alive or whether two centuries of adaptation have consumed the original. audio-thumbnail
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]]> Literary Autopsy: 000 Introduction https://www.genthosmedia.com/podcast/autopsy-introduction-000/ 6a10e5bd5774e1000182d129 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 23:15:00 +0000 What Genthos Media is, what Literary Autopsy is, and how to listen to it. Literary Autopsy: 000 Introduction Genthos Media What Genthos Media is, what Literary Autopsy is, and how to listen to it. no What Genthos Media is, what Literary Autopsy is, and how to listen to it. audio-thumbnail
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