An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
James Joyce
3 books referenced
Books by James Joyce
Referenced in 5 episodes
December 07, 2023
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Referenced as a comparison point when discussing the Warren Commission's comprehensive documentation, likening it to Joyce's detailed portrait of Dublin
December 29, 2022
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Mentioned alongside The Wasteland as a landmark modernist work from 1922
September 26, 2022
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Mentioned alongside Dostoevsky as something Marilyn was reading as part of her intellectual self-improvement in New York.
August 29, 2022
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Compared to Lord of the Rings in terms of both authors' obsession with language and the evolution of English
January 13, 2022
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Discussed extensively as one of the two great literary works published in 1922, described as 'the greatest English novel in English... written in the 20th century,' published on Joyce's 40th birthday (February 2, 1922)
Referenced in 1 episode
March 02, 2023
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Mentioned as the inspiration for Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra, though noted that Terra Nostra is 'infinitely more readable'
Referenced in 1 episode
October 03, 2022
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Referenced when praising Churchill's prose about childhood memories, noting 'Joyce would be proud of that' and comparing Churchill's child's perspective to Joyce's technique