Dominic reads and explores Browning's masterful and disturbing dramatic monologue, Porphyria's Lover.
Word of the day: Idoneous, meaning 'appropriate'.
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Music used is Dominic's 'Lazarus' from his 2021 piano album 'Songs for John.' All rights reserved. Copyright.
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(00:00) Introduction
(00:25) The Macbeth Curse
(02:13) Improvements to the podcast
(03:41) Word of the day - Idoneous
(04:05) Trigger warning!
(04:20) We're back to the Victorian poets again
(04:44) A brief history of Browning
(06:34) Opinions on Browning's poetry by the modernists
(07:12) A murderous poem/monologue
(07:46) Theories abound!
(09:34) More analysis...the symbolic nature of purple
(10:14) Theological connections
(12:57) Romanticism and the 'sublime'
(14:16) Alterations to the title
(14:36) Following Wilde, we return to another scene of parricide!
(15:05) Further analysis
(17:11) Epizeuxis
(18:38) Social class...
(20:19) Infantile...doll-like
(20:46) Posing questions and introducing mysteries
(21:06) The man from Porlock returns!
(21:58) The Poem in full
(26:18) Starting a new thing
(26:33) Further recommended reading
(27:03) Up next on The Dominic Tapes!
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