264: Mexico: Day of the Dead
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264: Mexico: Day of the Dead mentions Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead by Stanley Brandes, The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, The Plumed Serpent by D.H. Lawrence, and Brighton Rock by Graham Greene with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
Stanley Brandes is the world expert on the day of the dead and his excellent book, which I commend to the listeners, is titled 'Skulls to the Living,…
The power of the glory is a brilliant book about this priest kind of trudging across Mexico in the context of this war in which basically if he's cau…
D.H. Lawrence, he was a great enthusiast, for all this kind of business.
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The host highlights Stanley Brandes as the foremost authority on the Day of the Dead. They recommend his book as an e…
The host mentions 'The Power and the Glory' to illustrate the historical context of the Cristero War in Mexico, highl…
The host mentions 'The Plumed Serpent' to illustrate D.H. Lawrence's fascination with Mexican culture and religion, p…
The host mentions 'Brighton Rock' in the context of discussing Graham Greene's broader literary contributions and the…
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- The conversation centers on D.H. Lawrence's views on Mexico.
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- Referenced books include Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead by Stanley Brandes and The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene.
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“Stanley Brandes is the world expert on the day of the dead and his excellent book, which I commend to the listeners, is titled 'Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead'.”
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“This is the context for Graham Greene's novel, The Power and the Glory, which is about a priest trudging across Mexico during the Cristero war, facing execution if caught.”
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“He wrote his book, the plumed serpent. And he has this sort of weird, it's this weird fantasy in which the Catholic church is outlawed in Mexico and is replaced by the worship of Quetzalcoatl.”
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“I read, um, Brighton Rock. Thought it poor. Thought it poor. Never bothered.”
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The host highlights Stanley Brandes as the foremost authority on the Day of the Dead. They recommend his book as an excellent resource for listener…
The host mentions 'The Power and the Glory' to illustrate the historical context of the Cristero War in Mexico, highlighting the struggles of a pri…
The host mentions 'The Plumed Serpent' to illustrate D.H. Lawrence's fascination with Mexican culture and religion, particularly the worship of Que…
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