The Cosmic Library explores massive books in order to explore everything else. Here, books that can seem overwhelming—books of dreams, infinity, mysteries—turn out to be intensely accessible, offering so many different ways to read them and think with them. Season one considered Finnegans Wake; in season two, it was 1,001 Nights. Season three journeyed through and beyond the Hebrew Bible. Now, for season four, we're reading Journey to the West.
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1. | Finnegan and Friends Trailer | March 24, 2021 |
2. | 1.1 Introduction | April 1, 2021 |
3. | 1.2 Dreams | April 8, 2021 |
4. | 1.3 Water | April 15, 2021 |
5. | 1.4 Familiar Language | April 22, 2021 |
6. | 1.5 Musical Conclusions | April 29, 2021 |
7. | The Worlds of Scheherazade Trailer | Oct. 25, 2021 |
8. | 2.1 Introduction | Nov. 9, 2021 |
9. | 2.2 Magnet Mountain | Nov. 16, 2021 |
10. | 2.3 Formulaic Surprises | Nov. 23, 2021 |
11. | 2.4 Survival | Nov. 30, 2021 |
12. | 2.5 Inconclusion | Dec. 7, 2021 |
13. | Season 3 Trailer: Introducing Mosaic Mosaic | April 6, 2022 |
14. | 3.1 Introduction | April 12, 2022 |
15. | 3.2 Laws of Emotion | April 19, 2022 |
16. | 3.3 Dream Interpretation | April 26, 2022 |
17. | 3.4 Struggling with Disaster | May 3, 2022 |
18. | 3.5 You Take It from Here | May 10, 2022 |
19. | Season 4 Trailer: The Hall of the Monkey King | May 25, 2023 |