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A Little Madness Is The Thing, Women beholden to a Clownish King

A Little Madness Is The Thing, Women beholden to a Clownish King

FromEdicts on E. Dicks- A podcast about the Apple TV+ show "Dickinson" and the poems of Emily Dickinson


A Little Madness Is The Thing, Women beholden to a Clownish King

FromEdicts on E. Dicks- A podcast about the Apple TV+ show "Dickinson" and the poems of Emily Dickinson

ratings:
Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Jan 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hoo boy, that episode title is a STRETCH. 
This time around, we head to a lunatic asylum with the Dickinsons and discuss Episode 6 of Season 3 of Dickinson, "A Little Madness in the Spring," written by the kick-ass Ayo Edebiri and directed by one of our favorites, Silas Howard. We discuss Victorian Era approaches to mental health care (surprisingly better than you'd think for a bit there... and then things disintegrate quickly!), arbitrary systems of control (they're EVERYWHERE), and the benevolence or self-preservation of Susan Gilbert Dickinson (is it always 'or'? is it never 'and'?). 
I don't know about you, but we're ready for winter to end so that we can indulge in a little bit of spring-based madness of our own.

A little Madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King,
But God be with the Clown – 
Who ponders this tremendous scene – 
This whole Experiment of Green – 
As if it were his own!
Released:
Jan 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (33)

A podcast about Emily Dickinson, but now she f*cks. We love Emily Dickinson and are really excited to watch the new Apple TV+ show 'Dickinson,' created by Alena Smith and starring Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Hunt, Jane Krakowski, and Toby Huss. Join us as we discuss the show episode by episode, while also reflecting on the grim realities of life in 19th century New England with "charm" and "wit". Each episode also features a discussion of the OG Emily Dickinson's poetry. Got questions? Don't we all? Feel free to write to us at edictsonedicks@gmail.com.