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Its enduring relevance lies in its profound examination of the human condition, inviting listeners to contemplate the resilience of the spirit in the face of adversity. 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Byron's masterful use of language and emotional depth resonates with anyone who has grappled with confinement, both physical and metaphorical, making this work a timeless meditation on the quest for liberation and the power of the human heart.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6059</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f0d861be9e12299a63fc7cad40aa19f1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Eros and Psyche - Robert Bridges</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/eros-and-psyche-robert-bridges--72419705</link><description><![CDATA[Bridges' Eros and Psyche retells the Eros (= Cupid) and Psyche myth first recorded by Lucius Apuleius in his book The Golden Ass. The poem is divided into twelve cantos - one for each of the twelve months of the year - which gives the poem a certain, almost "pastoral" feel. The number of stanzas in each canto equals the number of days in that month: so the first canto March has 31 stanzas, the second canto April has 30 stanzas, and so on. Each stanza is a septet (i.e. comprises exactly seven lines) which follow the same end-rhyming schema of a-b-a-b-c-c-b.(Summary by Godsend)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72419705</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:11:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72419705/eros_and_psyche_robert_bridges.mp3" length="63304972" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d61f1061-e38b-4c75-8836-a8307c612e34/d61f1061-e38b-4c75-8836-a8307c612e34.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d61f1061-e38b-4c75-8836-a8307c612e34/d61f1061-e38b-4c75-8836-a8307c612e34.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d61f1061-e38b-4c75-8836-a8307c612e34/d61f1061-e38b-4c75-8836-a8307c612e34.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Robert Bridges</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bridges' Eros and Psyche retells the Eros (= Cupid) and Psyche myth first recorded by Lucius Apuleius in his book The Golden Ass. 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Each stanza is a septet (i.e. comprises exactly seven lines) which follow the same end-rhyming schema of a-b-a-b-c-c-b.(Summary by Godsend)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7914</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bridges,canto,equals,eros,lyric,psyche,schema,septet,stanzas,twelve</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f0d861be9e12299a63fc7cad40aa19f1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
