The Virtual Jewel Box
The Virtual Jewel Box
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Scholarly conversations at the Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah / tanner.utah.edu / We share research, commentary, interviews, dialogue, and storytelling from across humanities disciplines. Views expressed on The Virtual Jewel Box do not represent the official views of the Center or University.
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The podcast covers a wide array of themes such as literary history, reproductive ethics, the aesthetics of video games, and personal narratives. Episodes include discussions like Oscar Wilde's 1882 visit to Utah that explored Victorian scandals, the implications of a potential opt-in model for reproduction, and the artistic merits of video games highlighted by Nathan Wainstein's work on Bloodborne.
Named after our seminar room, The Virtual Jewel Box hosts conversations at the Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah. We share research, commentary, interviews, dialogue, and storytelling from across humanities disciplines. Views expressed on The Virtual Jewel Box do not represent the official views of the Center or University.
Daniel Mendelsohn discusses his new translation of Homer’s Odyssey (University of Chicago Press) with Jordan Johansen, Assistant Professor of Classics in the Department of World Languages and Literatures at the University of Utah. They discuss the musicality of translating Homer’s poetry for the human voice, the discovery of sarcastic swineherd personalities, and the 15-hour marathon reading of The Odyssey at University of Utah.
Links:
- Homer, The Odyssey, translated by Daniel Mendelsohn, University of Chicago Press
- Daniel Mendelsohn, An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and an Epic, Knopf
Cover image: Odysseus, about 25 BCE, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Episode edited by Ethan Rauschkolb. Named after our seminar room, The Virtual Jewel Box hosts conversations at the Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah. Views expressed on The Virtual Jewel Box do not represent the official views of the Center or University.
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