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Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
Welcome to Class with Mason podcasts. I'm Anna, and I'm here with Mason to discuss a gender-neutral history of English literature as study guide available on classwithmason.com.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
Moving on to the medieval age, which spans from 455 CE to 1485 CE, we see significant developments in English literature. This period is typically divided into two main eras, the Old English and Middle English periods.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
Absolutely, Mason. And as we move into the Middle English period, we see the emergence of Geoffrey Chaucer, often called the father of English literature. His masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales, is a collection of stories told by pilgrims on their way to Canterbury.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
It's going to be an exciting journey through time, Mason. And for our listeners, we should mention that these notes are available on our website class, withmason.com, for further study.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
And let's not forget Marjorie Kempe, who dictated what is often called the first autobiography in English. Her book provides a unique insight into medieval life and spirituality from a woman's perspective.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
moving on to the Renaissance and Reformation period, which spans from 1485 to 1660 CE. This era saw a remarkable revival of classical learning and a renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman texts.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
And we can't forget Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare's contemporary. His plays like Dr. Faustus and The Jew of Malta were groundbreaking for their time.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
And Amelia Lanier is another important female voice from this era. Her poem, Salva Deus Rex Juderum, is considered one of the first published works of original poetry by an Englishwoman.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
And we can't discuss this era without mentioning the Reformation, which brought about significant religious reforms and challenged the authority of the Catholic Church. This had a profound impact on literature and thought during this time. Moving on to the Enlightenment period, which spanned from 1660 to 1790, we see a significant shift in literary focus towards reason and logic.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
This era, also known as the Age of Reason, saw writers embracing rational thought and scientific inquiry in their works.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
Let's begin our journey through English literature with the Classical Age, spanning from 1200 BCE to 455 CE. This vast period encompasses several important eras that laid the foundation for Western literature.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
Certainly. Two prominent figures were John Dryden and Alexander Pope. Dryden, often called the father of literary criticism, was known for his satirical poetry and essays. Pope, on the other hand, was famous for his witty, philosophical poems like An Essay on Man and his translation of Homer's Iliad.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
Absolutely. Women writers made significant strides during the Enlightenment. Aphra Behn, for instance, was one of the first English women to earn a living through writing. She wrote plays, novels, and poetry, paving the way for future generations of women writers.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
Yes, indeed. Wollstonecraft was a pioneer of feminist philosophy. Her work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, argued for women's education and is considered a foundational text of modern feminism.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
Indeed, Mason. Let's start with the Homeric period. The key figure here is, of course, Homer, credited with composing the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
Sappho's poetry is particularly noteworthy for its exploration of love and emotion, themes that would become central to literature for centuries to come.
Class with Mason
Gender Neutral History of English Literature
And finally, in the patristic period, we see the rise of Christian literature with figures like St. Augustine, whose works blended classical philosophy with religious thought.
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The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
Well, this weekend I received some devastating news that my husband was scammed out of almost his entire 401K. Ooh. And, um, so now it's tax time and, um, we're going to have to pay taxes on it. So we have no more retirement and our savings is going to be wiped out. And, um, I don't know where it began from here.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
$270,000. Yes, sir. There's a little bit of a backstory. I'm not making excuses for him, but there's a little bit of a backstory as to why he felt financially strapped, that he felt he needed to do this to secure a financial future.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
I'm 57. He's 58. We have no debt. We paid off our home in February of 2022.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
Right now he makes approximately $98,000 annually and I'm currently not working. I had to quit my job in January of 2023 because I was diagnosed with cancer, and the medication that I'm on just causes me a lot of side effects that we chose. It's better for me to stay home because we could afford it. Obviously, we have no debt again, and he was...
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Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
He was looking into securing our future so that he may be able to retire early.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
um doing some research as to how to invest money he knows nothing about he's not he's not educated in that so your voice is fairly muffled speak directly into your phone please okay there you um he's not okay he's not um no he's obviously even if he is educated he's not wise and he got desperate it sounded like he he did and right after i get desperate i usually get stupid That's what it was.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
And so that happened in January, 2024 in and about March or April, he came up to me and told me that, um, that he had invested a little bit of money and I was like, okay. Um, and he says, and he showed me that it was, he showed me the app and he showed me that the money was, I mean, we had made it made about three or 400,000 and I said, okay, how much did you invest?
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
And he told me at that time, he said 30,000. I said, what did you get the money from? Cause I take care of all the banking. And he said that he pulled it out of the 401k. And I said, okay, no mistake. You know, we'll get, we'll get through this. I found a temporary job. I made enough money to cover the taxes. I made, I calculated, we probably owe about 6,000 taxes. I said, okay, great.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
Well, I'll take care of it and I'll get a permanent job. So it won't affect our savings. And now that it's tax time, I kept looking for the form that comes in, the 1099-R, I believe, and he kept making excuses as to why we hadn't received it. So I kind of had a feeling that it was worse than what I knew and that it was worse than what he had told me.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
And this weekend he gave me the paper and it was $270,000. So now we will have to... And now it's worth zero, of course. Yes. Well, I looked at it last night and there is about $16,000 in it right now.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
No, it wasn't an actual scammer. I had demanded that I, back when he told me it was $30,000, I demanded to know where he sent it, how he sent it. I wanted to know everything. And apparently it was a company in Hong Kong. And, um, I, I looked up the address and it's, it's, it's in the slums of Hong Kong. I'm like, why didn't you do the research before?
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
Well, the thing is now he said that it wasn't the 200. I'm like, how can you, how can you go from 30,000 to 270,000? And he said it was about the same time he invested here, you know, in a couple of different.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
No, no, he owns it. He's been living with this for the past year, and it's, I mean, he had his.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
Yeah, he just came clean with it, but he was living with that lie for the past year.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
Right. And he's like, I'm prepared to work till I'm 70. I mean, he has a really good job right now.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
It's getting there. I'm on a clinical trial. Okay. And so I'm hoping that this will be something that will, you know, give me more time. And I feel pretty good except, you know, just the usual side effects. I'm happy, you know, every day is a good day. And I'm not going to let this bring me down, but it does scare me for our future.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
Well, I'm 63 1⁄2 years old. My living situation has become a little bit unstable. I'm single. And I don't know whether I should take some of my meager retirements or savings and buy a townhouse or a place to live or if I should continue maybe to rent and stockpile for retirement.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
401k, I have $57,831. Money market, $58,381. An IRA for $14,981. I'll have a small $204 a month coming in from UPS in per 10,000 in savings, six in my checking, and that's all I've got to my name. No debt. I drive a 2007 sunburnt car with 144,000 miles on it. You've been very careful. Congratulations.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
And I just found a second job last week to learn how to do bookkeeping.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
It's where I'm living that they may not rent to me anymore. It's a little bit of a messy relationship kind of thing.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
Their home is paid off and I paid like $450 a month towards expenses. So super duper cheap. I just got a raise at work. Now I'm making $58,000 a year.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
At times, yeah. I'm not... I don't know whether I should go, whether I should stay. And if I go, a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment is like $1,500 in a safe area, you know? Trying to find maybe a place to roommate, but that's not manifested itself yet. So yeah, the living situation is just kind of up and down.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
My question is, do I need to be patient and trust the process or should I be more gazelle intense? I have paid off, well, my husband and I have paid off probably $32,000 since October of 23. And we still have $28,000 left to go. What's your household income?
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
It's fluctuated, but it is not last year, but the year before it was $120,000, and I'm not quite sure what last year's was, but probably something similar.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
Well, rent is almost $2,000. That's 24 out of 120. Yeah, and then I know we have to pay for health insurance out of pocket, so that's $1,000 a month.
The Ramsey Show
Skip the Scams, Build Real Wealth
The budgeting, probably not so much. We're both on board with paying off debt.