Re: So stand up and introduce yourself.
J J R (jrovira@juno.com)
Sun, 01 Nov 1998 08:12:52 -0500 (EST)
Yeah, a lot of people have asked that same question. I think the
question is valuable because it illustrates what we expect out of
literature, and how we're used to approaching it. So since the book, by
its very difficulty, brings out these expectations in the form of a
constant stream of complaints ( :) ), I feel like we'd be impoverished
without it.
In a sense, is the ultimate expression of not going on your rational
understanding. Joyce tried to imitate the sound of the river Liffey in
the cadence of the book, and blend numerous European languages into a
Babel-type speak. If we knew the languages Joyce must have known...the
book would still be difficult, but probably less so...
Jim
On Sun, 01 Nov 1998 14:06:24 +1100 Camille Scaysbrook
<verona_beach@geocities.com> writes:
>
>> Thanks, btw, for the Vico reference. ANYTHING to make Finnegan's
>Wake
>> more intelligible is appreciated :)
>
>Our Twentieth Century Literature lecturer freely admitted to us that
>he had
>never made it through Finnegan's Wake. It makes me wonder what point
>there
>is in writing a book that no one understands.
>
>Camille
>verona_beach@geocities.com
>@ THE ARTS HOLE www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
>@ THE INVERTED FOREST www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest
>
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