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An Introduction and Irony
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24 January 2025
An Introduction and Irony
What is Literary Nomads, anyway? And what does that have to do with Radiohead, Godzilla, professorial assault, and irony?
Here is the “reboot” of the main podcast from Waywords Studio. I talk about what it’s all about, but via Johannes Brahms, Godzilla, Clair de Lune, Steve Hackman, Matthew Arnold, irony, and a few other odds and ends. We’re setting up the first main reading for the podcast, Matthew Arnold’s “To His Coy Mistress.” And a definition: Irony is a mode of perception in which at least two views of the same thing exist: one limited, the other(s) less limited. A few links from what I discuss:
Steve Hackman’s website: https://www.stevehackman.com/brahms-x-radiohead
Hackman: Brahms V Radiohead: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr8Y-emrLPI
Brahms: Symphony No. 1: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjIduF3equQ
Radiohead: OK Computer: https:/ /www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxzSZG7g8c8x6GYz_FcNr-3zPQ7npP6WF
“Clair de Lune” playlist of versions: https:/ /www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnMqLgwuHXsNoVwRn3VLlPaOfVS03elkc
Godzilla: King of the Monsters with song “Claire de Lune”: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BiPKlgkAHc
DJ Spooky: Rebirth of a Nation: https://djspooky.com/rebirth-of-a-nation/
Andrew Marvell’s poem “To His Coy Mistress”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44688/to-his-coy-mistress
Chapters
00:00 Intro - Fusing Texts
05:21 Literary Nomads Theme
06:02 Brahms V Radiohead
08:42 Dread and Bravery
10:03 What is Literary Nomads?
13:28 Who is Steve Chisnell?
14:54 Reading Critically
16:15 What to Expect and Not Expect
17:35 First Stop: Andrew Marvell
19:09 A Taste of Irony
25:11 Some Resources
25:36 Outro
Transcript: https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/transcript-5-0-an-introduction-and-irony/
Literary Nomads is the primary program of Waywords Studio (https://waywordsstudio.com). The podcast posts new material each week, with thought-provoking examinations of literature arou