Happy Bloomsday
Jessica has tripped my overactive guilt reflex over the fact that I've never finished a single thing by James Joyce. So, to avoid having to hand my English degree back, I promise to give him another chance.
I'll keep you posted.
*grumble* stupid impenetrable modernists *grumble*
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posted by Sarah @ 11:00 AM
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When you pair someone educated by Jesuits with a Jew, you can make anyone feel guilty about anything. :)
Aw, he's not so bad. And just think, he was banned in this country for awhile--that should make anyone want to read 'im.
Well, Ulysses *is* impenetrable but Joyce has written other lovely works. Try his earlier works.
(From another English major, who focused on all those 20th century fellows.)
AND, one of the most beautiful and erotic phrases in the English language came out of Ulysses- the Penelope chapter. Ok, I'll stop now.
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