Is Paddy Dignam actually dead? Do hanged men enjoy a final standing ovation? What is a nation? These are all questions that Joyce explores in the pub scene of Cyclops.

Wendy and Eric imbibe the "wine of the country" as they join a highly caffeinated Shinjini to discuss these questions and more. Everyone loves the Cyclops episode (it's funny, honest)  and the team laugh a lot but also reflect on the ambivalent nature of comedy.

Join them to discover who Garryowen is and just how so much depends on a biscuit tin!

Libations:

• Wendy and Eric: Guinness Extra Stout (Irish dry stout), St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland
• Shinjini: genuine loose-leaf Darjeeling tea

Recommended Sources (two pieces we've written about "Cyclops"):

• Vicki Mahaffey and Wendy J. Truran, "Feeling Ulysses: An Address to the Cyclopean Reader"
• Eric A. Lewis, "Tupperware and Flowerville: Consumerism, Identity Politics, and Intertextuality in David's Story and Ulysses"