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06-08-2006, 10:46 PM
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I read "The Dead" for my approach to lit. studies class, and we literally beat it to death (ok, so that's a really bad pun, so sue me!). We must've spent about a month on it, including writing a paper about a theme (mine was music and gabriel's emotions.. how were they connected?) that occured throughout the novel.
I thought it was a good story the first time I read it, but once we looked at all the symbolism and analyzed it thoroughly, I hated it. It could also be the fact that I had an incredibly boring prof, too... and he just rambled on about it.
It wasn't that bad of a short story, but I had had enough of it.
Did anyone else like "The Dead"?
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07-29-2006, 07:30 PM
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I'm reading Dubliners at the moment, but taking it slowly. I'm loving it. That and my 'Irish poetry' lesson at university have made me look for books on Irish history.
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12-01-2006, 02:14 PM
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Adept Writer
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James Joyce is my god, and Ulysses my messiah.
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12-01-2006, 06:35 PM
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I just started Portrait of the Artist of a Young Man. Its a very difficult read, but I like the premise behind it... and in general I enjoy the stream of consciousness writing style
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12-01-2006, 06:53 PM
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Portrait only has a little real Joycean stream of consciousness... That part at the beginning is in media res, though many people accidentally call it S.o.C. Ulysses is where his S.o.C. is fully showcased.
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09-16-2007, 12:20 AM
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liked ulyusee but it was bloody heavy. took a lot of work to get thru
loved the ending. one of my fav endings. so good.
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12-14-2007, 04:16 AM
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I found Joyce a bit boring (although I have only read Dubliners).
Despite that, I think the last paragraph of "The Dead" is one of the best pieces of prose ever written.
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01-25-2008, 01:43 AM
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I too am reading Dubliners at the moment, and find it so different from Ulysses that had I not known better, I never would have assumed the same author wrote the two. Ulysses was a study in language and exploring styles. Dubliners seems like a much more enjoyable, readable story.
I'm really just amazed he wrote both books. What a leap in styles!
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