Bookwarm Games

On ch 15: Bloodmoss, concluding The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman. With reference to The Journey of the Magi, by TS Eliot, and to the wrestling passage in Gen 32:24 more: https://newschoolnotes.blogspot.com/2019/05/gamecool-books-subtle-knife-by-philip.html  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On ch 14: Alamo Gulch, in The Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On Xenogears' destroy the gate generator missions: the omnigear in the Mausoleum, the Republic of Aveh, tag-team battles on Babel Tower and Ft. Jasper, and Emeralda in Sargasso  With thanks to the Retrograde Amnesia podcast for a kind shout-out, and to Karnegal at the Let's Play Archive --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

Opening a discussion with the Argentine scholar Guillermo Lariguet on the philosophical context for Pullman's trilogy. This conversation was recorded piecemeal and built up from transmissions from Guillermo via whatsapp, with my responses.  "A Brief Examination of the Literary Trilogy by Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials" essay (in Spanish) on academia.edu and Erasmus online review:  https://www.academia.edu/37331615/UN_BREVE_EXAMEN_FILOS%C3%93FICO_DE_LA_TRILOG%C3%8DA_LITERARIA_DE_PHILIP_PULLMAN_LA_MATERIA_OSCURA  https://www.icala.org.ar/erasmus/Archivo/2018/2018-1/erasmus-20-1-2018-00.pdf  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On Ch 13 Æsahættr, in The Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman.  Word study: Fandom, wiktionary, Skaldic poetry; Waking of Angantyr; Icelandic dictionary And while you're looking that up, maybe you want to check out this band's Self-titled album --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On ch 12: Screen Language, in Philip Pullman's The Subtle Knife On Everett and his Many Worlds: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hugh-everett-biography/ Augustine on Angels: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s2c1p5.htm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On The Subtle Knife and Philip Pullman's epic tendencies. Many thanks to Faith Acker, lecturer and preceptor at Signum University, for joining me! See more about her course, The Life and Times of the English Epic: https://signumuniversity.org/catalog/the-life-and-times-of-the-english-epic/  And our conversation celebrating the release of The Secret Commonwealth, with Kris Swank and Gabriel Schenk, as part of Signum's annual fundraising campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZV47M-0EZI  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On ch 11: The Belvedere, of The Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On Xenogears' central chapters, from Zeboim to Shevat via Babel Tower, and what awaits you there --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On ch 10: The Shaman, in Philip Pullman's The Subtle Knife --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On the simulacra and ekphrases of Xenogears' first half or so, continuing where our first talk left off.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

We touch on C.S. Lewis' "On Stories," which Pullman cites approvingly more than once: https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/lewiscs-onstories/lewiscs-onstories-00-h.html  Here's some information about the wall Gabriel mentioned, dividing rich and poor parts of Oxford: http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/content/articles/2009/03/26/cutteslowe_feature.shtml It's very close to the Hornbeam trees (Sunderland Avenue: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2368292) This is the cemetery described by Pullman in The Subtle Knife: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolvercote_Cemetery This is Gabriel's flash fiction piece, chosen as one of five competition winners by Philip Pullman: https://gabrielschenk.com/writing/home/ More information on the Jewish cemetery and the Botanical Gardens: https://www.oxfordjewishheritage.co.uk/projects/botanic-gardens-first-jewish-cemetery  More images from the books and the "How to Read the Alethiometer" promotional poster can be found on the HDM Fandom.  --- Support thi

On everything from Ramsus' underwater attack and help from Billy, the young priest, to the encounter with the green-haired girl in the ruins of Zeboim; Xenogears' theological arguments begin to take shape.  https://newschoolnotes.blogspot.com/2019/05/bookwarm-games-xenogears.html  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On ch 9: Theft, of The Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

Building on our first discussion, we explore more of the characters' and creators' motivations in this misunderstood masterpiece. AC runs the Xenogears and Xenosaga Study Guide page:  http://xenogearsxenosagastudyguide.blogspot.com/  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On ch 8: The Tower of the Angels, in The Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On Xenogears' chapters 23-28: Secret Weapon, Escape Ignas, Adrift at Sea, Men of the Sea, Friends Again, and Betrayal. Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On Ch 7: The Rolls-Royce, in The Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman, and with reference to The White Mercedes and The Collectors-- https://www.amazon.com/Collectors-Materials-Story-Kindle-Single-ebook/dp/B0138OGO72 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On Xenogears Battling Champ, Gear Dock Raid, and Night Purge chapters.  https://newschoolnotes.blogspot.com/2019/05/bookwarm-games-xenogears.html --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

Author of numerous essays, book chapters, and reviews on Philip Pullman and his work, Dr Wood is Director of Undergraduate Studies for the English Department at Kansas State University, and co-editor of The Lion and The Unicorn, an academic journal focused on literature for children.   https://www.k-state.edu/english/people/wood.html   https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/lion-and-unicorn  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support