Karel Čapek - "War with the Newts" (1936) | Chrononauts Episode 51
Description
Containing Matters of Continental Drift
timestamps:
introductions, non-podcast reads (0:00 )
"War with the Newts" background, non-spoiler discussion (13:41 )
spoiler summary and discussion (34:35 )
general spoiler summary and audio adaptations (1:48:11 )
Music:
German, Edward - "In Praise of Neptune" (1912) https://imslp.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Neptune_(German%2C_Edward)
A. C. B., Miss - "Sea Nymph Polka" (1855) https://imslp.org/wiki/Sea_Nymph_Polka_(Miss_A._C._B.)
Sousa, John Philip - "The Triton March" (1892) https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/The-Triton-March/
Bibliography:
Klima, Ivan - introduction to "War with the Newts"
Rieder, John - "On Karel Čapek’s Prophetic Science Fiction Novel ‘War With the Newts’" in "Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival From Speculative Fiction" (2022)
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