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Martel admin@weirdstudies.com Episode 187: The Affirmation of Imagination: On John Crowley's 'Little, Big,' with Erik Davis https://www.weirdstudies.com/187 96e0c67f-a512-4569-a3a9-386bf706ed08 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:30:00 -0400 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel 187 The Affirmation of Imagination: On John Crowley's 'Little, Big,' with Erik Davis full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Erik Davis joins Phil and JF to discuss John Crowley’s visionary novel, wherein fantasy, memory, and the everyday blend into a single enchanted world. 1:33:43 yes <p>John Crowley’s <em>Little, Big</em> is, at once, a family saga, a fairy tale, an occult thriller, an idyll, a dystopia, as well as a meditation on myth and history, the real and the fantasy, memory and imagination. <em>Little, Big</em> is also a book that JF and Phil have been planning to discuss for as long as Weird Studies has existed. In this episode, they are joined by writer and scholar Erik Davis to explore the enduring charms and mysteries of one of the greatest—and most underrated—American novels of the late twentieth century.</p> <p>Order Christian Bunyan's <em>Weird Studies</em> poster <a href="https://www.christianbunyan.com/Weird-Studies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>.<br> Visit <a href="http://www.weirdosphere.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Weirdosphere</a> for more details on Erik Davis's ongoing course, <em>The Three Stigmata of Philip K. Dick</em>. </p> <p>Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Patreon</a>.<br> Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">1</a> and <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">2</a>, on Pierre-Yves Martel's <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bandcamp</a> page.<br> Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, <em><a href="https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cosmophonia</a></em>.<br> Visit the Weird Studies <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bookshop</a><br> Find us on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Discord</a><br> Get the T-shirt design from <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cotton Bureau</a>!</p> <p><strong>REFERENCES</strong></p> <p>John Crowley, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780061120053" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Little, Big</a></em> <br> Roald Dahl, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780142410318" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</a></em> <br> Thomas Mann, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781774640449" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Magic Mountain</a></em> <br> Eric Davis, <a href="https://techgnosis.com/the-gods-of-the-funny-books/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">interview with Neil Gaiman and Rachel Pollack</a> <br> David Lynch (dir.), <em><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116922/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lost Highway</a></em> <br> America, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Ez6ZVz68c&amp;ab_channel=America-Topic" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">“The Last Unicorn”</a> <br> John Cooper Powys, <em><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/959613.A_Glastonbury_Romance" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A Glastonbury Romance</a></em> <br> J. R. R. Tolkein, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780547951942" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Lord of the Rings</a></em> <br> Patrick Harpur, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780937663615" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Daimonic Reality</a></em> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Dunsany" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lord Dunsany,</a> Irish novelist <br> Special Guest: Erik Davis.</p> little big, John Crowley, analysis, meaning, symbolism, Erik Davis, weird studies John Crowley’s Little, Big is, at once, a family saga, a fairy tale, an occult thriller, an idyll, a dystopia, as well as a meditation on myth and history, the real and the fantasy, memory and imagination. Little, Big is also a book that JF and Phil have been planning to discuss for as long as Weird Studies has existed. In this episode, they are joined by writer and scholar Erik Davis to explore the enduring charms and mysteries of one of the greatest—and most underrated—American novels of the late twentieth century.

Order Christian Bunyan's Weird Studies poster here.
Visit Weirdosphere for more details on Erik Davis's ongoing course, The Three Stigmata of Philip K. Dick.

Support us on Patreon.
Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes 1 and 2, on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp page.
Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia.
Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop
Find us on Discord
Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau!

REFERENCES

John Crowley, Little, Big
Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
Eric Davis, interview with Neil Gaiman and Rachel Pollack
David Lynch (dir.), Lost Highway
America, “The Last Unicorn”
John Cooper Powys, A Glastonbury Romance
J. R. R. Tolkein, The Lord of the Rings
Patrick Harpur, Daimonic Reality
Lord Dunsany, Irish novelist

Special Guest: Erik Davis.

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Order Christian Bunyan's Weird Studies poster here.
Visit Weirdosphere for more details on Erik Davis's ongoing course, The Three Stigmata of Philip K. Dick.

Support us on Patreon.
Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes 1 and 2, on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp page.
Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia.
Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop
Find us on Discord
Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau!

REFERENCES

John Crowley, Little, Big
Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
Eric Davis, interview with Neil Gaiman and Rachel Pollack
David Lynch (dir.), Lost Highway
America, “The Last Unicorn”
John Cooper Powys, A Glastonbury Romance
J. R. R. Tolkein, The Lord of the Rings
Patrick Harpur, Daimonic Reality
Lord Dunsany, Irish novelist

Special Guest: Erik Davis.

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