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First Dream: The Ice-Shirt
Manage episode 359497254 series 3322162
In this episode, we’re joined by Sean Spillane to discuss THE ICE-SHIRT, the first entry in Vollmann’s ongoing cycle, Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes.
Sean is a PhD candidate in English in New York City. He specializes in Old Norse literature, and he is currently writing a dissertation that examines various translations from Old French and Latin into Old Norse during the Middle Ages. Sean also runs a YouTube channel called "Travel Through Stories," where he reviews a variety of books with a focus on translated and contemporary literature. He can also be found on Twitter and Instagram.
Show Notes:
Be sure to support Bill’s work by purchasing THE ICE-SHIRT!
Worthwhile supplemental reading includes:
Larry McCaffrey and Michael Hemmingson (eds.), Expelled from Eden: A William T. Vollmann Reader
Daniel Lukes and Christopher K. Coffman (eds.), William T. Vollmann: A Critical Companion
Daniel Lukes (ed.), Conversations with William T. Vollmann
Credits:
Show logo (“An Incomplete Map of Vollmannia”) courtesy of Anna Roth. You can buy Merch with all profits going to her studio, Strollology!
Music: Intro/Outro courtesy of Aaron Gwynn; Jeannette Fang, Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 2 'Presentiment of Death' by Frédéric Chopin. Public Domain Mark 1.0 – No Copyright from https://musopen.org.
Contact:
Email: vollmannia@gmail.com
Twitter: @vollmannia
Instagram: @vollmannia
6 episodes
Manage episode 359497254 series 3322162
In this episode, we’re joined by Sean Spillane to discuss THE ICE-SHIRT, the first entry in Vollmann’s ongoing cycle, Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes.
Sean is a PhD candidate in English in New York City. He specializes in Old Norse literature, and he is currently writing a dissertation that examines various translations from Old French and Latin into Old Norse during the Middle Ages. Sean also runs a YouTube channel called "Travel Through Stories," where he reviews a variety of books with a focus on translated and contemporary literature. He can also be found on Twitter and Instagram.
Show Notes:
Be sure to support Bill’s work by purchasing THE ICE-SHIRT!
Worthwhile supplemental reading includes:
Larry McCaffrey and Michael Hemmingson (eds.), Expelled from Eden: A William T. Vollmann Reader
Daniel Lukes and Christopher K. Coffman (eds.), William T. Vollmann: A Critical Companion
Daniel Lukes (ed.), Conversations with William T. Vollmann
Credits:
Show logo (“An Incomplete Map of Vollmannia”) courtesy of Anna Roth. You can buy Merch with all profits going to her studio, Strollology!
Music: Intro/Outro courtesy of Aaron Gwynn; Jeannette Fang, Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 2 'Presentiment of Death' by Frédéric Chopin. Public Domain Mark 1.0 – No Copyright from https://musopen.org.
Contact:
Email: vollmannia@gmail.com
Twitter: @vollmannia
Instagram: @vollmannia
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