In preparation for the release of the second issue of the Incidental Encyclical - Troubled Seas - we bring you a roundtable of our contributors talking theme, classics, mythos and meaning. Our own Proteus,* Harry, joins us to break down the seminal essay from the new issue outlining the symbol of seafaring in myth, literature, and life - and from there we examine how each of the classics we’ll be highlighting in the upcoming written edition fulfil the outcomes of the seafaring story. Join our translation columnist Levi as he breaks down hospitality in the Odyssey, hear from satire columnist Edwyn as he discusses absurdity and solitude in Hemingway, and consult the opinions of editors Michael and Samuel as they discuss the implications on us post-moderners today of the Seafarer’s message of desolation.
* in Homer’s Odyssey, Proteus is the shapechanging master-of-all-forms; the Old Man of the Sea who must be consulted by a hero to find his way through troubled seas.
Episode 2//Troubled Seas//Winter 2023