Episode 56 - The Lorax, by Dr Seuss, with guest speaker Professor Anthony David Vernon

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New episodes every week. Finding the lit is about rediscovering the joy of reading books with curiosity and fun combined. Each episode goes through a key work of in the canon of literary history, with literary close readings and jokes thrown along the way. Join Adrian and Nathan on Finding the Lit: taking the serious topic of literature with a grain of salt. We learn, we laugh, but most importantly: we're Finding the Lit.

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Episode 56 - The Lorax, by Dr Seuss, with guest speaker Professor Anthony David Vernon

Finding the Lit

1 hour 4 minutes 46 seconds

4 months ago

Episode 56 - The Lorax, by Dr Seuss, with guest speaker Professor Anthony David Vernon

Why are they cutting down the trees? In our first guest episode listen in to Anthony, Nathan and Adrian discuss Dr Seuss and one of his whimsical children's stories; The Lorax. A story about hyperconsumerism, environmental consciousness and linguistic playfulness. A discussion and full reading of the story is available in this episode.

Anthony David Vernon is a professor at Miami-Dade College and St. Thomas University whose love of literature was sparked by the words of Dr Seuss. You can learn more about Anthony and his writing at: https://medium.com/@antmanvernon305

Timestamps

00:00-Introduction

08:04-Growing up with different stories

22:11-Reading and Performance of The Lorax

38:32-Discussion of The Lorax

1:02:56-Closing thoughts