The Foxed Page

The average moviegoer can't answer that because, honestly--who's plowed through the 592-page epic poem recently? With today's lecture, no one needs to, but you might end up WANTING TO.

We discuss what THE ODYSSEY actually is, when it was sung, when it was written, whether it was actually Homer who did the writing and so much more.

Then we dive into the difficulty of translating this behemoth, with some gorgeous (and hilarious) comparisons of lines from the years 1611, 1967, 1996 and 2018.

Lastly we dive into my impressions of the movie, which I saw AT A DRIVE-IN.

In a mere hour you could feel a lot smarter about one of the foundational texts of all of Western Literature. Listen in now!

Besson might have lured us in with Marcel P., but we stayed for the STORY. Listen in to find out how the prose, the plotting and the TURN (??) in this novel function so well.

Who ISN'T talking about the release of LIFE OF M on August 25??

Prepare for Cusk's new work by reminding yourself--or finding out for the first time--why her approach to fiction is so radical.

OUTLINE's narrative, structure and even basic description means plenty of grist for my mill. Whether you loved the book or were left wondering what the hell just happened--prepare for some super-rich edification.

(This is a REPOST of an earlier lecture.)

Yes. I'm going to read and analyze something I MYSELF WROTE.

I promise it won't be boring.

Also, it's short.

See the three question marks in the title above? Listen in to find out who would hate each one of them. We all have an impression of Stein, but Levy offers up (and problematizes) so much more.