L2L The Dead (ft. Carol Andrews)

“The Dead”

James Joyce

A straightforward, formal, turn-of-year party in Edwardian Ireland — what could go wrong? But the man most in control runs into a series of difficulties. This is the last story in James Joyce’s Dubliners, and it often is named one of the best short stories ever penned. It’s a testament to Joyce’s knowledge of the more fortunate classes of the city, his powers of insight, and his understanding and crafting of modernity. Dr. Carol Andrews, associate professor emerita of literature, joins Leigh and P. T. again this week to unravel the dramas of the event — and “The Dead.”