the break is much needed after Circe! I read on a blog that the writing style in Eumaeus is how Leopold Bloom himself would write. So I imagine the “bad writer who thinks he’s a good writer” as Bloom. Thanks so much for your videos, they have really enriched my reading experience!
@seanhavern98643 жыл бұрын
I’ve been reading Ulysses now for the whole of March and I definitely couldn’t have done it without your help Chris! As difficult as Circe was I really enjoyed all of these images of hell & the imagery of fire & brimstone in contrast with what was really happening
@tattoofthesun4 жыл бұрын
You are a true leader for taking up this recap. Good Lord, I just found it, 430 pages in!!!
@TeachUBusiness4 жыл бұрын
Let me know if I can help!!!! You're doing GREAT! Watch the videos and you'll enjoy the book. There is an entire series covering each episode. Congratulations on your progress. Chris
@zzzzzzzzzzz62996 жыл бұрын
It's been a while since I've read this, but I remember this as the funniest chapter of the book. The use of the cliche and unnecessary french words was my favorite. Thanks for doing the series!
@TeachUBusiness6 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This project is a huge undertaking and your comments make it all worthwhile. It is a very funny chapter if you understand the keys... Can I ask where you are? I love hearing from people all over the world. Best to you from California!
@zzzzzzzzzzz62996 жыл бұрын
Chris Reich Thank you, all my best wishes to you as well from Lithuania:)
@TeachUBusiness6 жыл бұрын
Zigmantas, Thank YOU. Your comments are very motivating. Great to hear from Lithuania!
@liamtoebes4 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, on a reading spree to get this finished for Bloomsday 2020. I would have abandoned ship a long time ago if not for this episode recap/analysis. I have read portrait and Dubliners, and am considering giving Finnegan's Wake a go after this. I have however heard by all accounts that it is not worth it due to the complexity of the language, and on a cursory view of some paragraphs, it does look like gibberish. Have you any thoughts on the matter/ recommend any helpful texts to help comprehend it.
@TeachUBusiness4 жыл бұрын
Greetings. Congratulations on your "spree" with Ulysses. It's a masterful, fine book. the Wake cannot be "read" like a typical novel. It's been called a pun machine. While there is an underlying story, it more of an experiment in language. Joyce makes up his own words and strings them together in weird ways, but what is interesting is that we can follow what he is saying and many of the phrases, despite not being real words, are mostly intelligible. The book is good for the mind and (I think) feeds the creative part of our brain. Pick it up and enjoy for fun.
@apostatepaul5 ай бұрын
To me, this chapter sounds how I imagine Bloom would have sounded.
@MichaelGoldenberg6 жыл бұрын
Finally done with Circe. Now on to Part III.
@TeachUBusiness6 жыл бұрын
Michael Goldenberg you are flying through this! Having fun? Aside from the intellectual stimulation and challenges, are you having fun? Thanks for the comment. Wish more people would comment because it encourages others.
@Emma98Hato6 жыл бұрын
I feel so dumb after Oxen of the Sun and Circe...will continue reading though!-but I honestly only understood 15% of those two chapters...
@TeachUBusiness6 жыл бұрын
That is not an uncommon response to those insanely difficult chapters. Could I offer something? Go back to Oxen. You don't have to reread the whole thing. Skim. You will notice that the language starts out in an old English style. It moves up to Shakespearean and to modern language. The baby serves as a metaphor for language. There is a gestation period. The language develops and is born. Joyce wants us to look forward, not back. Aside from the philosophical notes of the chapter, notice things that happen. While everyone is noisy and disrespectful of...what? The patient, coming baby! Noise! Drink! Both destroy language, Bloom is pouring his drink into someone else's cup. Stephen is startled by thunder. His divided inner person. He scoffs at religion but fears blasphemy when the lightning strikes. Stephen is not complete. Stephen is still in "gestation". His ideas are not fully formed. His character is still evolving. As complex as this is, as you see it lift from the fog, it's quite beautiful. Circe is a horror show. It expresses everything dark that lurks inside of the psyche. The first few pages paint a very scary picture of where we are headed. And where is that? We go into the dark recesses of the mind. Bloom sees everything he fears and everything unresolved. And there is some very ugly stuff in there. But in the end, Bloom not only overcomes, he drags Stephen out and protects him. These are rough chapters but they are brilliant and I hope you can skim them for pleasure and not worry too much about figuring everything out. Like life, those insights will come with time.
@Emma98Hato6 жыл бұрын
Chris Reich Thanks, I might give it another try :) there definitely were very funny segments in there