Melmoth the Wanderer, by Charles Maturin, and Bowmore 12yo - Part 1
Michael and Ethan actually keep talking about Faust, and discuss Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin, while drinking Bowmore 12yo Islay Single Malt..
In this episode:
A guest appearance from one of our favorite kindly beings
A lot of talk about genre
Pertaining to the foregoing, talking about the book by talking about other books
The book whose title Ethan mangles is 1599: a Year in the Life of Shakespeare, by James Shapiro
The western genre died when movies learned to talk
Main gothic touchstones discussed:
Michael, and only Michael, introduces the idea of Melmoth as the Shadow Daddy trope
We flirt with Dracula
Just how many frames are in this story? (Spoiler: somewhere between 5 and 7)
Next time Michael and Ethan will continue to discuss Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!
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MUSIC & SFX:
"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission.
"The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.
"Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.
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