Grace

  • Ep. 93 – As Decent a Little Man as Ever Wore a Hat

    Shakespeare is in the eye of the beholder. Topics in this episode include the real-world inspiration for Paddy’s Dignam’s funeral, Matthew Kane, the funeral cortège to Glasnevin, attendees to Matthew Kane’s funeral, Martin Cunningham, Sisyphus, the short story “Grace,” the true story behind “Grace,” the Jesuits, Matthew Kane attending his own funeral, Matthew Kane’s appearance…

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  • Ep. 76 – Henry Flower, Esq

    Mr. Bloom runs a mysterious errand at the Westland Row Post Office. Topics include hidden lotuses, Corny Kelleher, Leopold Bloom’s missing hour, tooraloom tooraloom tay, Orientalism and Bloom’s fantasy of the Far East, stereotypes about climate’s affects the character of a culture, Tom Kernan, how Bloom succumbs to the Lotus Eaters, Henry Flower, what Bloom…

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  • Who is the Man in the Macintosh?

    “Now who is that lankylooking galoot over there in the macintosh? Now who is he I’d like to know? Now I’d give a trifle to know who he is.” – Leopold Bloom, p. 109 To listen to a discussion of this topic, check out the podcast episode here. Who doesn’t love a good mystery ?…

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  • Incubism

    “The coffin is a house in which the dead shelter for a time…. The cortège brings the dead back into the pathways of the living. When the body is no longer capable of locomotion, it is carried along by members of the community in an act of solidarity, which turns out to be an act…

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