Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'joyce'

James Joyce's Poems Get a Musical Facelift

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:35:00 EDT

In 1907, shortly after publishing his book of love poetry titled Chamber Music, James Joyce penned a letter to his brother Stanislaus: "Some of the verses are pretty enough to be put to music. I hope someone will do so, someone that knows old English music such as I like." A century later, 36 electronic, folk and rock musicians have done just that.

How 'Leopold Bloom' Shaped One Author's Odyssey

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:58:00 EDT

In his famous novel, Ulysses, James Joyce described the adventures of Leopold Bloom through Dublin on June 16th, 1904. Today, on "Bloomsday," author Scott Huler talks about how he became intrigued by the character whose adventures inspired Joyce.

Revisiting Tom DeBaggio, and Life with Alzheimer's

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:44:00 EDT

For more than seven years, All Things Considered has followed the story of one Alzheimer's patient, Tom DeBaggio. And it's apparent in a recent visit with Tom and his wife Joyce how sharply his health has declined.

'Finnegan' Book Group Full of Joyce

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 08:26:58 EDT

Erik Jespersen's Tuesday book group has a singular purpose: reading James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake. They've been at it for a decade. Jespersen tells Scott Simon they're far from through.

'High Lonesome' From Joyce Carol Oates

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:00:00 EDT

Alan Cheuse reviews High Lonesome, a volume of stories new and old from Joyce Carol Oates.

Joyce King, 'Growing Up Southern'

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Ed Gordon talks with writer Joyce King about her memoir Growing Up Southern: White Men I Met Along The Way. King writes stories of the racial encounters that helped shape her life.

Pianist Joyce Yang Plays Bach, Liszt

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Joyce Yang won the silver medal at the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, in Fort Worth, Texas. She visited NPR recently to play the opening movement from the French Overture by Bach, and "Reminiscences of Don Juan," by Franz Liszt.

Caring for a Husband With Alzheimer's

Fri, 20 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Melissa Block continues a conversation with Tom and Joyce DeBaggio, who have lived with Alzheimer's since Tom was diagnosed six years ago. Joyce says she's had trouble coping.

Joyce Carol Oates: Love and Loss in 'The Falls'

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Joyce Carol Oates returns with The Falls, a haunting tale of tragedy and redemption. Set in Niagara, the waterfalls exert a deathly pull on two generations of a family. NPR's Lynn Neary speaks with the author.

Joyce Cooling: 'This Girl's Got To Play'

Tue, 16 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST

San Francisco-area jazz guitarist/singer/songwriter Joyce Cooling creates music because she says it's in her bones. NPR's Tony Cox talks to Cooling about her latest CD This Girl's Got To Play -- hear full-length tracks from the critically lauded album.