/lit/ - Literature

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>Roodypooorrrhrhrhrhr
>Roodypoo
>alpha

2 memes? This can't be real Finnegans Wake.

>alpha
I didn't even connect that with the meme.
>This can't be real Finnegans Wake.
The fact that you said this is terrifying, considering I'm gearing up to read FW, and flattering, I guess.

Is úrscéal grinn turgnamhach le James Joyce é Finnegans Wake. år efter Ulysses. Titlen henviser til en irsk drikkevise om et gravøl (wake), der ender med, at liget ved et uheld får whiskey i munden og vågner.

Donades les obscures al·lusions i els jocs de paraules en dotzenes d'idiomes, resulta força difícil resumir-ne l'argument.

Així comença el llibre:
"riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs."

Volgens diverse critici is Finnegans wake zelfs zo onbegrijpelijk dat het niet meer serieus te nemen is. Howth Castle and Environs gir initialene HCE, som viser til hovedpersonen. Disse initialene kommer igjen gjennom hele boka: den mest berømte sammenstillingen, og det som gjerne regnes som hovedpersonens navn, er Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker.

>>2200688
>>2200705
Y'all should listen to Terence McKenna talk about Finnegans Wake. It's 2 hours long, but compelling (and I haven't even read it or tried to read it).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU78NdeKFtA

>>2200705
>>2200696
Not OP, but thanks >>2200731.

>>2200731
are his books worth reading?

>>2200756
His more normal works "Portrait", "Dubliners", &c. are fine for what they are, which are well-written novels. A bit dry, maybe, but good if you like turn-of-the-century lit.
Ulysses is experimental in a predictable way, structurally. Every chapter is a new style after the first couple chapters. There are literary parallels (w/ the Bible, Hamlet, &c.) that you can follow if you know their inspiration. I loved Ulysses. It's great, imo. Use a guide, read it with someone else if you're lucky enough to know other people who would be interested.
Finnegans Wake, which I haven't read, looks intimidating on every level. I have no idea whether it's in fact worth it or not. I'm giving it a try this summer, when I have time. I'll be using "The Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake" and any other help on the net I can find.

>>2200777
Sorry i was referring to TK

>>2200791
Oh.
Know idee-ah! the werwunderschstein, uponinwitch the gristgristle of realidaderree standsupine, broldzen....