Instead of that chop suey you're writing you might try sensible books that people can understand.--Nora
On this day in 1923, James Joyce wrote to his patron, Harriet Weaver, that he had just begun "Work in Progress," the book which would become Finnegans Wake sixteen years later: "Yesterday I wrote two pages -- the first I have written since the final "Yes" of Ulysses. Having found a pen, with some difficulty I copied them out in a large handwriting on a double sheet of foolscap so that I could read them. . . ."
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Mark 7:24–37 “Even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
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A Night at the Volta with James Joyce
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The Volta Picture Theatre, at 45 Mary Street Dublin, was Ireland's first
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Natural Bridge, Virginia
*Great, bright portal,*
*shelf of rock,*
*rocks fitted in long ledges*[...]
*The world heaved—we are next to the sky*
- H.D.
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Snatches of the Everlasting Gospel 3
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[Word repetitions in Finnegans Wake]
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Joyce uses repetitions in almost every sentence, but they're usually
slightly changed so they're very hard to inventory.
Using a very primitive regexp «\b...
Ulysses Chapter 1: Telemachus
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*Solemnly he came forward and mounted the round gunrest. He faced about and
blessed gravely thrice the tower, the surrounding land and the awaking
mounta...
New Home
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The only constant in life is change. I've moved to tumblr permanently, so
below is where you can find me and my ongoing creative endeavors.
MY TUMBLR: www....
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Usually Finnegans Wake readings are all trees, even leaves, and not much
forest. There's little narrative and even less sense. The broader plot
summary p...
@11ysses
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When the first earthquake hit Japan this year, I realized that it was
surprisingly difficult to get up-to-date news. The New York Times was still
making ts...
That's a nice note, Ed. Hope everyone does click on the link, because it is quite interesting.
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