| ▲ | vhantz 6 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
What prepares one to read Finnegan's wake? | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | pklausler 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Your previous readings of Finnegans Wake are your preparation for your next one. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | acclay 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Absolutely nothing, just let it carry you. I'd recommend a skeleton key after going through it the first time if you want to go deeper. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | ramesh31 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
>What prepares one to read Finnegan's wake? Listening to Joyce read it aloud: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M8kFqiv8Vww&pp=ygUcam95Y2UgcmV.... I had so much trouble trying to read him before understanding the intended pacing. It's more poetry than prose. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | sam-cop-vimes 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
It's been sitting on my shelf for a few years now. I take it out and read a couple of pages each time and then put it back. Keep thinking I should buy a guide to reading this book but never got around to it. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | NoMoreNicksLeft 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
The only thing I know about it is that the book is supposedly the inspiration for the naming of the quark. I feel as if this satisfies any obligation I have regarding it. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | pattisapu 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Willingness. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | miltonlost 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
A little bit Ulysses, a little bit knowledge of every language ever. | |||||||||||||||||
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