Introducing Irony (Version 2)
Maxwell Bodenheim
Play
Length 2 h 21 min
Chapters 32
First published 1922
Maxwell Bodenheim was once known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians after moving to New York after being one of the founders of the The Chicago Literary Times. But his life took a downward spiral and he became a panhandler and led a desultory life, finally ending in his murder along with his third wife in a Bronx apartment. The title of this book characterizes the tone of these 22 poems and 10 small stories, full of dark cynicism and twisted irony, with titles such as “Seaweed From Mars” and “ Insanity.” - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
1
Jack Rose Read by Shashank Jakhmola 2:23
2
Seaweed From Mars Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025) and 1 other 7:21
3
Turmoil in a Morgue Read by April6090 3:55
4
Condensed Novel Read by Lilian Elizabeth 2:51
5
Manners Read by Jordan Owen 2:02
6
An Acrobat, a Violinist, and a Chambermaid Celebrate Read by Jordan Owen 3:24
7
Novel Conversation Read by Larry Wilson 2:42
8
The Scrub-Woman Read by Nemo 2:52
9
Meditations in a Cemetery Read by Larry Wilson 2:50
10
Simple Account of a Poet’s Life Read by Wes Freeman 4:17
11
Candid Narrative Read by Wes Freeman 2:25
12
Unliterary and Shameless Read by Wes Freeman 1:30
13
Two Sonnets to My Wife Read by Nemo 2:05
14
Finalities Read by Jason in Panama 8:01
15
Imaginary People Read by April6090 3:26
16
Uneasy Reflections Read by Sarah Brown 1:30
17
Summer Evening: New York Subway Station Read by April6090 1:44
18
Garbage Heap Read by April6090 1:03
19
Impulsive Dialogue Read by Larry Wilson and 1 other 3:50
20
Emotional Monologue Read by Stefan Von Blon 4:39
21
Pronounced Fantasy Read by Slyma12 2:18
22
When Spirits Speak of Life Read by Larry Wilson and 2 others 3:04
23
Insanity Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025) 7:26
24
Poetry Read by Slyma12 7:41
25
Religion Read by Paula Crosley 6:00
26
Scientific Philosophy Read by April6090 4:48
27
Art Read by Jason in Panama 7:01
28
Music Read by Jason in Panama 7:48
29
Ethics Read by Jason in Panama 7:09
30
History Read by April6090 6:50
31
Psychic Phenomena Read by Jason in Panama 8:30
32
Love Read by Nemo 8:03
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
