This episode is an absolute classic, or should we say classicist? The team is joined this week by a teacher of classics, Shane Forde. We return to the National Maternity Hospital and the “Oxen of the Sun” episode where we discuss some of the source texts for the episode, from The Odyssey to anthologies, from Sallustian preludes to a speculative Jane Austen reference.
Shane tells us the surprising story of how he came to read Ulysses as a young lad in Ireland, and his story leads us to a new “Mark thesis” when reading some of the denser parts of the episode--tune in to find out what that is! Join Shane and the TTU hosts as they debate style and sources, reflect on why there are no women writers in the "birth of literature" episode, and discuss the philosophies and politics of the chapter.
Beverages
Shane: Ramsbury 506,’Currahee’ Blonde Beer
506 Ale | Blonde Beer | Shop | Ramsbury Estate (ramsburyestates.co.uk)
Wendy: Iron Maiden’s Trooper, Trooper – Premium beers from Iron Maiden (ironmaidenbeer.com) and the music video
Eric: Athena Paradiso, cherry and black currant sour, Creature Comforts, Athens, GA
Shinjini: a nice cup of tea
Mentions
Donna Tartt, The Secret History, https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-history-donna-tartt/7827917?ean=978140003170
Imagining Ulysses, Documentary
IFI International | Imagining Ulysses
tipsyturvy Ulysses, Episode 14 Oxen of the Sun I https://open.spotify.com/episode/5HOfBpj3d0XDRx5T491xwh?si=ab7af9334eaf4788
Annotations to James Joyce’s Ulysses, edited by Slote, Mamigonian, Turner,
The Book About Everything: Eighteen Artists, Writers, and Thinkers on James Joyce’s Ulysses, edited by Kiberd, Terrinoni, Wilsdon
https://www.amazon.com/Book-About-Everything-Declan-Kiberd-ebook/dp/B097VVJ58L