Episode 40: Jim Phelan & Robert Caserio — Elizabeth Bowen’s “I Hear You Say So”

Project Narrative

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Robert Caserio discuss Elizabeth Bowen’s 1945 short story, “I Hear You Say So.” Robert Caserio is Professor Emeritus of English, Comparative Studies, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies at Penn State University. Caserio has multiple areas of expertise, but perhaps most relevant for this episode of the podcast are his deep knowledge of twentieth century literature and of narrative theory. His 1999 book, The Novel in England, 1900–1950: History and Theory, was awarded the Perkins Prize by the International Society for the Study of Narrative, given annually for the best book in narrative studies. More recently, Caserio has published The Cambridge Introduction to British Fiction, 1900-1950, and he has edited The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-Century English Novel and co-edited The Cambridge History of the English Novel.