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Ulysses, by James Joyce. It will change your whole conception of what language is and how it can be used. It’s not about the characters or plots; they are recy
by aphextron 8y ago
Ulysses, by James Joyce.
It will change your whole conception of what language is and how it can be used. It’s not about the characters or plots; they are recycled from antiquity. It’s about the absolute mastery of interrelation between words and imagery. It is something that has a meaning entirely emergent of its’ own self referential structure, rather than what is being described, in a sense that is almost mathematical. Realizing that was possible with writing really blew my mind.
- andrewbinstock 8y agoI've never heard it described that way. Now, you've given me the incentive to read it.
- iandanforth 8y agoReader beware, this book can eat smart people. I've known multiple PhDs who, after reading Ulysses, could never get through a party without talking about it.
- scott_s 8y agoA friend once ended a party at his place by reading Finnegan's Wake out loud to get people to leave.
- hguant 8y ago'Joke' from my mother (an English Lit. professor): If someone tells you they enjoyed Ulysses, they're either pretentious or mad. If someone tells you they enjoyed Finnegan's Wake, they're a liar -- because no-one has made it through that book.
- oska 8y agoThis is a silly joke. A good number (I won't say plenty) of people have read Finnegans Wake and enjoyed it. At the risk of being branded a liar I can say that I've read the whole thing (out loud) and found it a very worthwhile experience. Some of the language play is very enjoyable.
- marxfits 8y agon.b. reading _Finnegans Wake_ out loud is fundamental to the purpose of the book and it's enjoyment as a reader. I find myself laughing regularly and not knowing exactly why; maybe just because of the surrealist nature of the language. James Joyce actually advised people to read it out loud and there is a nice recording of the man himself reading an exert (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8kFqiv8Vww https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8kFqiv8Vww). It also helps to read it in an Irish or Scottish accent! side note: patiently waiting for all lorem ipsum to be replaced with random bits of finnegans wake :)
- 0898 8y agoI couldn't get past the first three pages. I had no idea what was happening. Am I thick? Or is it a difficult text?
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- cypherpunks01 8y agoAudiobook version https://archive.org/details/Ulysses-Audiobook-Merged/ https://archive.org/details/Ulysses-Audiobook-Merged/ Origin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(broadcast) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(broadcast)