Ep. 17.2 - The MADNESS of William H. Gass' THE TUNNEL [free version]

About this episode

This episode explores the themes and concepts in William H. Gass' novel THE TUNNEL, including hobby tunneling and philosophical insights from Gaston Bachelard.

In this FREE version of the MADNESS episode, I get into hobby tunneling, Gass via Gaston Bachelard, the linguistic and mythic dimension of matter, and what it means that THE TUNNEL is a novel of the Earth.

People in this episode

Host: Method and Madness

Topics covered

• hobby tunneling
• linguistic dimension
• mythic dimension
• novel of the Earth
• William H. Gass
• Gaston Bachelard

Keywords

• William H. Gass
• THE TUNNEL
• Gaston Bachelard
• hobby tunneling
• linguistic dimension
• mythic dimension
• novel of the Earth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: THE TUNNEL

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