In the first solo deep dive on Method and Madness, I go into LOLITA contra CRASH, what the hell even is literary Postmodernism, theories of time, and Nabokov’s prophetic dreams.Thanks for joining me.SUBSCRIBE AT madmethodpod.com/support access to bonus content.
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Ep. 5.2: The METHOD of LOLITA
More LOLITA. Aaron walks us through the deep narratology behind the concept of the ‘unreliable narrator’ and how Nabokov keeps the reader at just the right distance to make this book a masterpiece. SUBSCRIBE AT madmethodpod.com/support access to bonus content.
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Melee 04: DUSTIN COLE
In this Melee episode, the brilliant Dustin Cole joins Brad to discuss his new poetry collection AFTER SUNSTONE, writing poetry versus writing novels, what social media does for/to a writer, and W.G. Sebald’s singular book THE RINGS OF SATURN. BUY AFTER SUNSTONE: https://farthestheaven.com/products/after-sunstoneSUBSCRIBE AT PATREON AND SUBSTACK for access to bonus content.
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Ep. 5.1: LOLITA with Kat Rosenfield
The brilliant writer Kat Rosenfield joins us to talk LOLITA and misreadings thereof, the new (and past?) censoriousness in books discourse, love versus terror, and much, much more. SUBSCRIBE AT madmethodpod.com/support for access to bonus content.
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Melee 03: Always Be Castigating - GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
In this Melee episode we discuss the recent revival of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS and some of the very questionable reviews. https://www.thedailybeast.com/review-kieran-culkins-glengarry-glen-ross-is-dangerously-offensive-and-dated/SUBSCRIBE AT PATREON AND SUBSTACK for access to bonus content.
Welcome to Method and Madness. This is an ongoing conversation about great books hosted by writers Aaron Gwyn and Brad Kelly. In each series, we figure out what makes a book like Moby-Dick or Blood Meridian worth reading and how writers might learn from them in order to master their craft. We’ll also explore the labyrinth that lies beneath the novel and find out what it means to our most insightful friends.
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