Jeremy Irons - The Hunting of the Snark (an Agony in 8 Fits)

Jeremy Irons reads Lewis Carroll's famous nonsensical poem. The plot follows a crew of ten trying to hunt the Snark, which may turn out to be a highly dangerous Boojum. The poem is dedicated to young Gertrude Chataway, whom Carroll met at the English seaside town Sandown in the Isle of Wight in 1875.

[@thelionheart7178]

Jeremy Irons is and always will be one of the greats.

[@TimelessFreedom_]

A wonderful and captivating reading, only enhanced, I think, by the unusual online format - it seemed almost as if Jeremy Irons was reading just for me. I can't help but think that this surreal poem is strangely pertinent to these times, when everything feels slightly off and unfamiliar yet is still able to be interesting and illuminating nonetheless. Let's just hope that a Boojum doesn't make that quality of day-to-day life disappear. Thank you for the video!

[@jimluebke3869]

This poem isn't nonsense at all. It perfectly describes every tech startup, ever.

[@EffySalcedo]

💚👍

[@ColonelFredPuntridge]

Several fans asked Lewis Carroll - in person, and by mail - what he had in mind, what the poem meant. His answer was always the same: "I don't know!"

[@gordonl]

"Keeping healthy and keeping safe" - then he has a drag on a roll up. Pure magic...

[@bentillotson8241]

Thank you Jeremy Irons, for a great reading of the Snark. Taking the time to do this in these times is well appreciated👍

[@iwlitfest]

Thanks for listening

[@azucenamvg4574]

Amo este actor, lo amo, saludos desde Monterrey Nl Mexico.

[@carlmanvers5009]

My favorite reading of this wonderful, imaginative poem.

[@DalePalmer]

Jeremy, thank you, one of my favorites, well rendered

[@destonlee2838]

It is not nonsense. It is quite supreme advice.

[@philmzbyphred]

If you close your eyes and listen, you can see scar talking, which makes sense because he played that character

[@mariaauxiliadoraramirezbel3903]

¡UNO DE LOS MÁS GRANDES ACTORES DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS¡

[@EffySalcedo]

I sub because I hear Sir Jeremy 💝💖💝

[@frenchimp]

So the ultimate question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, was "How many boxes did the Baker leave behind on the beach?'.

[@rowejon]

Perhaps," what is the meaning of life, the universe, & everything". Answer= 42

[@annekevangorkum]

GREAT! THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[@nhaivhuhoix]

_Fit the First_ *THE LANDING* 6:07 _Fit the Second_ *THE BELLMAN'S SPEECH* 10:56 _Fit the Third_ *THE BAKER'S TALE* 15:53 _Fit the Fourth_ *THE HUNTING* 19:13 _Fit the Fifth_ *THE BEAVER'S LESSON* 23:07 _Fit the Sixth_ *THE BARRISTER'S DREAM* 29:48 _Fit the Seventh_ *THE BANKER'S FATE* 34:05 _Fit the Eighth_ *THE VANISHING* 36:24

[@firstlast4413]

ONLY the great Jeremy Irons could read this cold make it live like this.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

Jeremy must be a bit lonely now his main challenger in wonderful English speaking accent, Alan Rickman, who I still have a mad passion for....is (sniff!) now (slight sob) is now (subtle catch in throat) GONE!!!! (loud weeping and wailing!!!!!) tis true. I loved both Irons in "Brideshead Revisited" and in many other fillums.

[@vollmacuser]

Easy now aunt Paula, here are your salts...

[@loriscunado3607]

My nanny was Persian-from Timbuktoo. Is he smoking weed?

[@DellaStreet123]

Tonekabon, perhaps?

[@АнтонТарицин]

super!

[@ColonelFredPuntridge]

When was this recorded?

[@iwlitfest]

September 2020

[@KaixuanLiA]

Don’t smoke this much. We are concerned of your health 😟

[@grandexandi]

it annoys me that it's written rhythmically but everyone reads it conversationally

[@loriscunado3607]

Me too. These arrogant actors don't trust the poem-its rhythm, rhyme and voice-to do the work and overlay their own actoorish voices -which sound like actors imitating actors but not real people talking. You can read a poem like this trusting its internal beat to do the work: the meanings come out automatically. You are right to be annoyed and I am so glad somebody else is.

[@docastrov9013]

It's a satire of Moby Dick.

[@malcolmdale9607]

The actual poem starts just after six minutes of uninteresting waffle.

[@binghamguevara6814]

“Utter nonsense. My cat and canary could recite better.”(This was a positive review)

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

Now, if that isn't the end tale of what a Biden-Har...oh, I can't stand it, I'll have to change my name...will be....I don't know WHAT. It's almost like a poetic version of "Nineteen Eighty-Four"'s prequel, I dunno what.....