I was fortunate recently to have fellow Waker Leslie lend me her copy of The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce's Ulysses by Kevin Birmingham and have just posted my review at the website Escape Into Life. I haven't really come across that many books in my life that really help you connect so many dots, and even if it isn't strictly about Finnegans Wake, I do highly recommend it.
Guidebook Narration in Finnegans Wake
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*'The Rue Reaumur, to the left of the church, leads us back to the Rue de
Turbigo, about 500 yds. from the Place de la Republique.'*
*Baedeker's Paris an...
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Congrats on this, Seana! Great stuff.
ReplyDeleteI must point out though that I noticed Birmingham turn into Cunningham about half way through the essay!
Thanks for catching that, PQ! I have had a terrible time for some reason not calling him Brian Cunningham. Thought I'd weeded them all out, but apparently not. I will fix it, because luckily, I can.
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