Joyce's Dublin
This audio podcast series showcases James Joyce's short story 'The Dead' from his collection 'Dubliners' and explores themes within the story drawing on scholarly research and connecting it with the archive collections in UCD, the National Library and the National Archives. The series opens with a u… read more
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Barry McGovern Reading James Joyce's "The Dead"
October 2nd, 2018
The Dead is regarded by many as the greatest short story of the twentieth century. The closing story of Dubliners, first published in 1914, it begins with a party in Ushers Island on January 6th, the feast of the …
Joyce's Dublin - E6 -The Dead; a walking tour with Barry McGovern
October 2nd, 2018
James Joyce’s short story ‘The Dead’ is set in the heart of Dublin City on January 6th 1904. As part of our audio podcast series Barry McGovern takes a walk through the city of ‘The Dead’ and explores the landscape …
Joyce's Dublin - E5 - The Dead; Sex, love and longing at The Gresham Hotel
October 2nd, 2018
At the end of the night we leave 15 Usher’s Island and follow Gabriel and Gretta Conroy’s journey up river and down O’Connell St (then Sackville …
Joyce's Dublin - E4 - The Dead; Distant Music and The Lass of Aughrim
October 2nd, 2018
The Dead is rich in music from Italian opera to popular folk songs. Music and song is the soundtrack to the dinner party while the conversation …
Joyce's Dublin - E3 - The Dead; Looking East or West?
October 2nd, 2018
Joyce described The Dead as a ghost story. The ghost of Michael Furey, who as Gretta says ‘died for me’ haunts the final scenes. But the story also …
Joyce's Dublin - E2 - The Dead; Why The Story Resonates
October 2nd, 2018
TS Eliot described it as one of the greatest short stories ever written. James Joyce finished the final story in his collection Dubliners, The Dead, …
Joyce's Dublin - E1 - The Dead; 15 Usher’s Island, Joyce’s Dublin 1904
October 2nd, 2018
We start at 15 Usher’s Island, the house at the centre of the Misses Morkan’s Epiphany dinner party on January 6th 1904. Set in a Dublin of 300,000 …
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