322 Djuna Barnes

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) was a journalist, an author, an artist, a poetic novelist, a beacon of modernism, an icon and an iconoclast. She was also a pioneer; a famous wit; an expatriate in Paris in the 1920s (where she befriended James Joyce and became one of the key members of the Lost Generation); a fixture of Greenwich Village both in the 1910s and in the decades after World War II; an early avatar of queer literature; and above all, a genius. In today's episode, Jacke looks at Djuna Barnes's life and works, focusing in particular on her journalism, her plays, her account of meeting James Joyce, and of course, the modernist masterpiece Nightwood (1936). Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to [email protected]. New!!! Looking for an easy to way to buy Jacke a coffee? Now you can at paypal.me/jackewilson. Your generosity is much appreciated! The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature podcast is a member of the Podglomerate Network and LitHub Radio.
0:12.8	Hello.
0:13.8	She was a pioneer, a beacon of modernism, a journalist, a writer, an artist, a poet-slash
0:19.7	novelist, an early avatar of queer literature, and an expatriate, a Greenwich village icon,
0:26.8	an notorious iconoclast, and, above all, a genius.
0:31.2	Her name was Juno Barnes.
0:33.3	We'll have her story today on the History of Literature.
0:37.9	Okay, here we go.
0:54.2	Welcome to the podcast.
0:55.1	I'm Jack Wilson.
0:56.1	Welcome.
0:57.1	Welcome.
0:58.1	Welcome, everyone.
0:59.1	I'm so glad you could join us today.
1:00.4	We are still in some dark times around the world, but at the end of every pot of darkness
1:05.9	is a rainbow-colored piece of gold.
1:09.2	As my drunken Irish friend used to tell me, and I believed him, because he was so often
1:14.3	right about that kind of thing, so hang in there, everyone.
1:17.5	Please do stay safe, and in the meantime, let's talk some literature.
1:21.9	We've got Juno Barnes here today.
1:23.5	I'm reminded of something my cousin said about my grandmother, my saintly Swiss grandmother,
1:29.6	who was stronger than I was, physically stronger, I think.
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