Arno Schmidt: A Primer

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Sections:
00:00 Intro
04:33 Arno Schmidt – A Post Mortem
10:21 In the Wake of the Wake
15:14 What the Hell am I Looking At?
26:16 Etym Theory – Uneartheing the Subconscious
30:14 John E Woods and the Dalkey Archive
36:33 Bibliographic Survey and Proposed Starting Points
43:08 The Elephant in the Room
45:34 Flex
46:44 The Elephant in the Room (Cont’d)
50:43 The Schmidtaissance, /r/Arno_Schmidt, Looking Forward

Secondary Resources:
1. No One Reads Arno Schmidt: https://bit.ly/43Pp9BB
2. The Life & CV of Arno Schmidt: https://bit.ly/44MCawY
3. Arno Schmidt – Die freie Enzyklopadie: https://bit.ly/47cB0ML
4. Arno Schmidt – Writing Style and Personal Philosophy: https://bit.ly/3rUm85o
5. Comic Commentators on the Book of Mormon: https://bit.ly/457J4MZ
6. The Last Interview with John E Woods: https://bit.ly/3OeXJz5
7. Arno Schmidt’s Prose: https://bit.ly/3OcDXEo
8. Zettel’s Traum – An Analysis: https://bit.ly/3OAJ6HG
9. Review of Contemporary Fiction – Arno Schmidt Number: https://bit.ly/47cBt1t
10. New York Times - A Translator Takes on a Nearly Impossible Project: https://bit.ly/47ekags
11. How Does This Get Read: https://bit.ly/44SmHeY
12. The Word Count of 175 Favourite Novels: https://bit.ly/3KiTO3b
13. Longest Word Count Ranking: https://bit.ly/3rRHAZ3
14. Announcing the Relaunch of Dalkey Archive: https://bit.ly/3DzmLUD

Arno Schmidt: Evening Edged in Gold
Published by Marion Boyars, 1980
Hardcover, 215 pages
ISBN: 9780714527192
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3OByfgX

Arno Schmidt (Vol 1): Collected Novellas
Published by Dalkey Archive Press, 1994
Paperback & Hardcover, 446 pages
ISBN: 9781564780669
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3Yc1vOi

Arno Schmidt (Vol 2): Nobodaddy’s Children
Published by Dalkey Archive Press, 1995
Paperback & Hardcover, 256 pages
ISBN: 9781564780904
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3rMFR7c

Arno Schmidt (Vol 3): Collected Stories
Published by Dalkey Archive Press, 1996
Paperback & Hardcover, 328 pages
ISBN: 9781564781345
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/4750vzL

Arno Schmidt (Vol 4): Two Novels
Published by Dalkey Archive Press, 1997
Paperback & Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781564786623
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3rOLpOw

Arno Schmidt: Bottom’s Dream
Published by Dalkey Archive Press, 2016
Paperback & Hardcover, 1496 pages
ISBN: 9781628971590
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3rP2FTU

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