An Introduction and Irony

  24 January 2025 An Introduction and Irony https://waywordsstudio.com What is Literary Nomads, anyway? And what does that have to do with Radiohead, Godzilla, professorial assault, and irony? Here is the “reboot” of the main podcast from Waywords Studio. I talk about what it’s all about, but via Johannes Brahms, Godzilla, Clair de Lune, Steve Hackman, Matthew Arnold, irony, and a few other odds and ends. We’re setting up the first main reading for the podcast, Matthew Arnold’s “To His Coy Mistress.”  And a definition: Irony is a mode of perception in which at least two views of the same thing exist: one limited, the other(s) less limited. A few links from what I discuss: Steve Hackman’s website: https://www.stevehackman.com/brahms-x-radiohead  Hackman: Brahms V Radiohead: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr8Y-emrLPI  Brahms: Symphony No. 1: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjIduF3equQ  Radiohead: OK Computer: https:/ /www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxzSZG7g8c8x6GYz_FcNr-3zPQ7npP6WF  “Clair de Lune” playlist of versions: https:/ /www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnMqLgwuHXsNoVwRn3VLlPaOfVS03elkc  Godzilla: King of the Monsters with song “Claire de Lune”: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BiPKlgkAHc DJ Spooky: Rebirth of a Nation: https://djspooky.com/rebirth-of-a-nation/  Andrew Marvell’s poem “To His Coy Mistress”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44688/to-his-coy-mistress  Chapters 00:00    Intro – Fusing Texts 05:21    Literary Nomads Theme 06:02    Brahms V Radiohead 08:42    Dread and Bravery 10:03    What is Literary Nomads? 13:28    Who is Steve Chisnell? 14:54    Reading Critically 16:15    What to Expect and Not Expect 17:35    First Stop: Andrew Marvell 19:09    A Taste of Irony 25:11    Some Resources 25:36    Outro Transcript:  https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/transcript-5-0-an-introduction-and-irony/ Literary Nomads is the primary program of Waywords Studio (https://waywordsstudio.com). The podcast posts new material each week, with thought-provoking examinations of literature around selected questions or themes and several smaller supplemental episodes in between the larger programs: history, writing, and contemporary applications of ideas. Visit us for expanded resources for guests and the Waywords community, for other programs and writing, and for opportunities to support our goal to expand reading. Resources available can include full bibliographies of material referenced, full and partial texts, annotated editions, supplemental and expanded episodes, fictional explorations, teaching and learning resources, additional essays, and online courses. Website:  https://waywordsstudio.com Newsletter: https://waywordsstudio.kit.com/ Instagram: @WaywordsStudio Facebook: Waywords.Studio YouTube: Waywords Studio LinkedIn: Waywords-Studio CREDITS: Original music by Randon Myles (https://randonmyles.com/) Transitions by Natalie Harrison and Sarah Skaleski USING THIS WORK: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. It is open to be used and adapted for all not-for-profit uses with proper attribution. MLA CITATION: Chisnell, Steve. “Introduction and Irony.” Literary Nomads, Waywords Studio, 24 Jan. 2025,