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Ep. 81 — Chapter 5 from "Time of Contempt"
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Cyprian from Berlin and Štěpán from the Czech Republic join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Time of Contempt, Chapter 5. Very important bits include: new insight into the Czech translation of the Witcher, parallels between the second Nilfgaardian war and our modern military history, Geralt’s evolving perspective on neutrality, vignettes from the front, and someone throws down the gauntlet over the second best Witcher game.
- [0:00] Cold Open
- [3:16] Introduction
- [4:55] Guest Introduction
- [10:18] Chapter 5 Recap
- [12:22] Overall Thoughts
- [19:55] Translations
- [26:15] Guest Historical Backgrounds
- [27:39] Historical Parallels in The Witcher
- [41:48] The Authorial Voice
- [50:27] Geralt’s Changing Neutrality
- [1:02:25] Margarita Laux Antille & Rayla
- [1:06:05] Contrasting Themes
- [1:10:48] Wrap-up
- [1:16:46] Outro
- [1:17:31] End Credits
The full episode transcript, show notes, merchandise store, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.
106 episodes
Manage episode 381738672 series 2591104
Cyprian from Berlin and Štěpán from the Czech Republic join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Time of Contempt, Chapter 5. Very important bits include: new insight into the Czech translation of the Witcher, parallels between the second Nilfgaardian war and our modern military history, Geralt’s evolving perspective on neutrality, vignettes from the front, and someone throws down the gauntlet over the second best Witcher game.
- [0:00] Cold Open
- [3:16] Introduction
- [4:55] Guest Introduction
- [10:18] Chapter 5 Recap
- [12:22] Overall Thoughts
- [19:55] Translations
- [26:15] Guest Historical Backgrounds
- [27:39] Historical Parallels in The Witcher
- [41:48] The Authorial Voice
- [50:27] Geralt’s Changing Neutrality
- [1:02:25] Margarita Laux Antille & Rayla
- [1:06:05] Contrasting Themes
- [1:10:48] Wrap-up
- [1:16:46] Outro
- [1:17:31] End Credits
The full episode transcript, show notes, merchandise store, and access to our social platforms are available at breakfastinbeauclair.com.
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