Dominic reads Larkin's sardonic, witty, and luminous poem, Toads. Enjoy!

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Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' All rights reserved to the artist.

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Introduction and thanks: 00:00

Word of the day (Elusive): 00:38

Background on Philip Larkin: 00:54

Quick note on the poem: 04:16

The Poem in full: 05:15

Further reading and recommendations: 07:03

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Dominic reads and delves into T. S. Eliot's 'Sweeney among the nightingales'

Enjoy!

Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John ' all rights reserved.

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Chapters:

Intro: 00:00

Podcast expansion: 00:45

Word of the day: 02:45

T.S Eliot's background: 03:06

Related to the poem : 05:29

Line-by-line analysis: 09:16

The poem in full: 28:49

What are your thoughts on the poem? : 30:57

Further reading recommendations: 32:06

Up next on The Dominic Tapes: 34:57

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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!