A spoiler-dense, chapter by chapter discussion of Gene Wolfe‘s science fantasy masterpiece The Book Of The New Sun, covering all four volumes and a little bit from Urth of the New Sun when necessary. They don‘t try to spoil anything else but, then again it‘s not a prepossessing podcast. https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 25, "The Inn of Lost Loves"
Severian, Agia, Dorcas, go to supper at a restaurant in a tree. Severian finds a note on his plate.
Links:
- Aeneid Book 6
- At Ultan's Library, Marc Aramini reviews "Gene Wolfe's 'The Book of the New Sun': A Chapter Guide"
- Ask Me Anything on Reddit: The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast
- Austin Beeman: Was Dorcas Possessed?
- Gary Ownens: Does the Cumaean summon aquastors?
- Ted Kuster: A ReReading Banks Podcast?
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- Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
- Outro from "The Last Supper" by Larry Norman
- Logo art by SonOfWitz
Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 24, "The Flower of Dissolution"
Severian, Agia, Dorcas, and Hildegrin cross the Lake of Birds. Severian and Dorcas both pick flowers.
Links:
- Sean Michael Robinson on Beatrix Potter of the New Sun
- Mike Bennewitz on Hildegrin's persistent presence at resurrections
- Sean Michael Robinson on the coincidence of Severian happening upon Dorcas's body
- Mike Farrar's theory about the voices Severian hears on the Lake of Birds
- Fillipo di Paola on Agia's peacock print dress and the Islamic Garden of Eden story
- Wolfe on the tBotNS being about "a man who was raised to do terrible things and who reforms himself from inside”
- Michael Andre-Driussi's new article on Ultan's Library about the timeline of the Autarchy
- Redditor Harshael on Gene Wolfe's female characters
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This episode is sponsored by Brother Cook's Iron Cauldrons.
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You can also get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel.
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- Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
- Outro from "Poison Flowers" by Mono Puff
- Logo art by SonOfWitz
Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.